C-section
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Despite being told to go home for a few days, Beth insisted on returning the next day to deliver her still-born son by C-section.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
“Unless it’s an emergency C-section or something like that, it’s known well ahead of time and you can plan for it,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Attempts to restrict Soumah from Sabina began while she was recovering from an emergency C-section.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
One woman she met at the facility had been arrested leaving the hospital after having a C-section.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Nine months after that yes, on February 20, 1984, my mother checked into Hillbrow Hospital for a scheduled C-section delivery.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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