Caesarean
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- post-Caesarean adjective
Etymology
Origin of Caesarean
Example Sentences
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After the crash the pregnant woman had to undergo an emergency Caesarean section, leaving her premature baby in intensive care for a number of weeks, when she suffered two collapsed lungs.
From BBC
A registrar confirmed the foetal heart rate was abnormal, but Eve was wrongly transferred to the labour ward, causing further delay before Sonny was delivered by emergency Caesarean at 02:03.
From BBC
He believes a timely Caesarean section would have saved her life.
From BBC
Like the rest of the UK, Scotland has seen an increase in Caesarean sections, inductions of labour, serious tears during childbirth and the proportion of babies born in poorer health.
From BBC
The protests erupted in late September, after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir, in southern Morocco, sparked anger over conditions at public health facilities.
From Barron's
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