C-section

American  

[see-sek-shuhn] / ˈsiˌsɛk ʃən /

noun

Informal.

• C-sections
  plural

1. Cesarean.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• C-sections
  plural

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C-section C-sections

The health service's website states that most women can go home from hospital one or two days after a C-section, but that recovery is normally slower than from a vaginal birth.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

A caesarean, or C-section, is a major operation to deliver a baby through a cut made in a woman's stomach and womb.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

There were nearly 15 hospital staffers there for the C-section, which the family asked to be performed on the father’s birthday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

She gave birth prematurely in November 2024 through C-section.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

Nicola Rous-Morgan is a pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher and a trained midwife, who works with women recovering after childbirth, including those who have had C-sections.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But he estimates that emergency C-sections cost almost £9,000.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Dr. Takenoshita advised that new mothers, particularly those recovering from C-sections, should take steps to manage pain effectively, since untreated pain can further disturb sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025

"About one-third of U.S. births are C-sections," said Dr. Takenoshita.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025

Relatedly, the defendants dismiss the possibility of Anderson’s C-section scar as disfigurement even though it will likely mean more C-sections in those future pregnancies.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025

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