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    Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision...
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    A lower (uterine) segment Caesarean section (LSCS) is the most commonly used type of Caesarean section. Most commonly to deliver the baby a transverse...
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  • self-performed caesarean section is a form of self-surgery where a woman attempts to perform a caesarean section on herself. Cases of self-inflicted caesarean section...
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  • after caesarean section (VBAC) Elective repeat caesarean section (ERCS) Both have higher risks than a vaginal birth with no previous caesarean section. There...
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  • 13, 1842) was the first American physician to perform a successful Caesarean section, which he performed on his own wife at the birth of their only child...
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    obstetrics. Most babies in the breech position are delivered via caesarean section because it is seen as safer than being born vaginally. Doctors and...
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    exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. In 2019, there were about 140.11 million human births globally. In...
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  • Caesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) is a caesarean section birth requested by the pregnant woman without a medical reason. The concept of "Caesarean...
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  • baby's heart rate) and may require the mother to have an emergency caesarean section. There is no high quality evidence to indicate if IV oxytocin should...
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    son Gerardo by caesarean section. She was 5 years, 7 months, and 21 days old, the youngest person in history to give birth. The caesarean birth was necessitated...
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    resuscitative hysterotomy, also referred to as a perimortem Caesarean section (PMCS) or perimortem Caesarean delivery (PMCD), is a hysterotomy performed to resuscitate...
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  • Hysterotomy (category Caesarean sections)
    the second trimester (or abortion) and delivering the fetus during caesarean section. It is also used to gain access and perform surgery on a fetus during...
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  • Robson classification (category Caesarean sections)
    childbirth. It was developed to allow more accurate comparison of caesarean section rates between different settings, whether they be individual hospitals...
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    childbirth might increase likelihood of vaginal birth (rather than Caesarean section), decrease the need for pain medication during labor, and improve...
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    Textbook of Caesarean Section. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-107631-2. "The Truth About Julius Caesar and "Caesarean" Sections". Today I Found...
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    animals without the double-muscling gene. Calves are commonly born by Caesarean section; cows may be able to survive five or six deliveries of this type.: 256 : 110 ...
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    vacuum extraction, or caesarean section. In a large study, a majority of brow presentations were delivered by caesarean section, however, because of 'postmaturity'...
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    and major degrees (traditional grade III and IV) a caesarean section is indicated. Caesarean section is contraindicated in cases of disseminated intravascular...
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    method of delivery, with lower morbidity and mortality than caesarean sections (C-sections). 70% of births in the United States in 2019 were vaginal deliveries...
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    greater risk of non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern and emergency caesarean section. The growth-restricting impacts of placental insufficiency resulting...
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    investigated in the study. Over 80% of Bulldog litters are delivered by Caesarean section because their characteristically large heads can become lodged in...
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    down a caesarean section is often recommended. It is estimated that 75% of twin pregnancies in the United States were delivered by caesarean section in 2008...
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    delivery through the use of forceps or a vacuum extractor, or perform a Caesarean section. Symptoms include: Labor extends beyond 18 hours Dehydration and exhaustion...
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    cervical dilation when there is no option of a caesarean section. In some Irish cases, caesarean sections were performed after symphysiotomies. Currently...
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  • Jakob Nufer (category Caesarean sections)
    veterinarian who, around 1500, reportedly performed the first successful Caesarean section in history in which the mother (his wife) survived. His wife allegedly...
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    death – a federal crime. Stinnett's baby, who had survived the crude caesarean section, was safely recovered by authorities and returned to the father. Montgomery...
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  • deform the uterus, leading to reproductive issues. During a Roman Caesarean section, the doctors would make an incision into the abdomen and uterus of...
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    childbirth as an alternative to caesarean section. Its use has decreased over the years in comparison to caesarean section. The two main instruments used...
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    though the average for a vaginal birth is one to two days. The average caesarean section postnatal stay is three to four days. During this time, the mother...
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    effectively reduce body temperature via panting. Bostons frequently require caesarean section to give birth, with over 80% of litters in a UK Kennel Club survey...
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