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Cesarean delivery

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A cesarean section (C-section) is the delivery of a baby through an incision in the mother’s belly and uterus.

Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Kirtly Jones, MD
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Updated April 20, 2007

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Last Updated: April 20, 2007
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