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A cesarean section, also called a C-section, is surgery to deliver a baby through the abdomen. It's used when it is impossible or not advised to deliver the baby through the vagina. A C-section ...

BOSTON - Both short and long surgical incisions for cesarean births are associated with increased pain after delivery, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2017 annual meeting.

C-section is one of the two ways of delivering a baby, the other one being vaginal birth. In C-section, or Cesarean section, surgical delivery of a baby happens through a cut (incision) made in the ...

Just like with any type of abdominal surgery, giving birth via cesarean section comes with several risks including infection at the site of incision. A growing number of women, in the U.S., however, ...

Doctors recommend C-sections when a baby is turned the wrong way, to mothers who've already had a C-section, and in other specific circumstances. The two stages of the procedure — 5 to 15 minutes to ...