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Cesarean section facts for kids

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Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the use of surgery to deliver one or more babies. A caesarean section is often performed when a normal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk.

A C-section typically takes 45 minutes to an hour. The incisions are then stitched closed. A woman can typically begin breastfeeding as soon as she is awake and out of the operating room. Often a number of days are required in hospital to recover sufficiently to return home.

Images for kids

  • Normal post-Caesarean

    Transvaginal ultrasonography of a uterus years after a caesarean section, showing the characteristic scar formation in its anterior part

  • Caesarian section - Pull out

    Removal of the baby

  • Icona Caesarius Diaconus, San Cesario diacono e martire

    Saint Caesarius of Terracina, invoked for the success of caesarean delivery

  • Birth of Caesar

    Fictional 15th-century depiction of the birth of Julius Caesar

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cesárea para niños

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