Cesarean section facts for kids

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

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  Removal of the baby

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Cesárea para niños