variants
or caesarean section
as in natural childbirth
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One of the more harrowing sequences comes after an airstrike, when doctors perform an emergency cesarean section and frantically try to get a response from the infant.
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The delivery had involved an induction, 40 hours of labor and ultimately a cesarean section — the kinds of complications that can send hospital bills skyrocketing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
And while Lesley’s cesarean section was planned for the middle of the night to avoid alerting the press, the birth itself was filmed to prove the damage to her fallopian tubes.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
On March 31, 2024 — which also happened to be Easter Sunday — Yee performed an emergency cesarean section on Lauterbach, bringing her baby boy, Colter, into the world.
—Staff Author, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The delivery had involved an induction, 40 hours of labor and ultimately a cesarean section — the kinds of complications that can send hospital bills skyrocketing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
And while Lesley’s cesarean section was planned for the middle of the night to avoid alerting the press, the birth itself was filmed to prove the damage to her fallopian tubes.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
On March 31, 2024 — which also happened to be Easter Sunday — Yee performed an emergency cesarean section on Lauterbach, bringing her baby boy, Colter, into the world.
—Staff Author, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesarean%20section. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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