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	C-section: When is it the best option? - MayoClinic.com
		Caesarean birth — also known as a C-section — is the birth of a baby through an incision in the mother's abdomen.
		In this case, Caesarean birth is often safer than vaginal birth — especially for the second baby.
		Caesarean delivery also carries a higher risk of complications, just as with other types of major surgery.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/c-section/PR00078 (1087 words)

	Caesarean section - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A prior caesarean section increases the risk of uterine rupture during subsequent labour.
		In current practice, general anaesthesia for caesarean section is becoming less common as scientific research has now clearly established the benefits of regional anaesthesia for both the mother and baby.
		Caesarian section sacrificed the mother for the sake of the child; the first recorded incidence of a woman surviving a caesarean section was in 1500, in Siegershausen, Switzerland: Jacob Nufer, a pig gelder, is supposed to have performed the operation on his wife after a prolonged labor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caesarean_section (2498 words)

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		Increased need for Caesarean section may be caused by higher maternal age, use of epidural analgesia for pain relief, a large fetus, maternal obesity, previous Caesarean, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.
		Caesarean sections are so-named because, according to folklore, this is the method by which the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was delivered.
		The first recorded incidence of a woman surviving a Caesarean section dates from Germany in 1500: Jacob Nufer, a pig gelder, is supposed to have performed the operation on his wife after a prolonged labor.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/caesarean_section.html (454 words)

	Caesarean section
		A caesarean section (c-section) is a surgical procedure where a baby is delivered through an incision made in the mother's abdominal wall, and then through the wall of the uterus.
		When a woman has a caesarean section, she usually has an intravenous drip for the first 24 hours or so, just to keep the fluid balance in her body stable, until she is able to eat and drink normally.
		Caesarean section is generally a very safe procedure, but since it is an invasive type of surgery, there are risks for both the mother and her baby.
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Caesarean_section?open (1085 words)

	Caesarean Section - Information about Caesarean Section
		A Caesarean section is the operation in which a baby is delivered through a cut in the womb.
		Reasons why planned (elective) Caesarean section is being suggested in your case may be a low-lying afterbirth (placenta) which covers the neck of the womb, (cervix); this condition is called placenta praevia.
		The commonest reason for an emergency Caesarean section is a failure of the labour to progress normally.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /medical_conditions/Indices/C/caesarean_section.htm (1037 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Caesarean section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A caesarean section (cesarean section AE), is a surgical incision through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more fetuses.
		The World Health Organisation estimates that the rate of caesarian sections at between 10% and 15% of all births in developed countries compared to about 20% in the United Kingdom and 23% in the United States.
		Caesarean sections were known in ancient Rome, and it was said that this is the method by which the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was delivered (see etymology, above).
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Caesarean_section (1151 words)

	C Section - Page 2
		Caesarean section, or C-section as it is commonly known, is a method of delivering a baby through an incision made in the mother’s lower abdominal wall and uterus instead of delivery through the vagina.
		A physician is said to be ethically justified in performing the procedure, called “patient choice Caesarean” or “Caesarean on demand,” as long as it poses no additional risk to the mother or her unborn child, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
		In most cases, the Caesarean section is used only after the obstetrician has carefully considered the patient’s individual condition in relation to the pregnancy and has determined that it is medically necessary.
	obgyn.healthcentersonline.com /pregnancybasics/csection2.cfm (1096 words)

	Caesarean Section for Maternal Choice? - Association of Radical Midwives
		Whether an obstetrician, faced with a woman demanding delivery by caesarean in the absence of any indication, should be able to accede to her request is the focus of this debate.
		Caesarean sections in the UK cost the NHS approximately £760 more than a vaginal delivery, and it is estimated that every 1% decrease in the caesarean rate nationally would save the NHS five million pounds (Audit Commission, 1997).
		Caesarean birth on average trebles the amount of time a woman spends in hospital during the postnatal period (7 days compared to 2.5 days) and so results in a greatly increased outlay of midwifery time (Audit Commission, 1997).
	www.radmid.demon.co.uk /cschoice.htm (2035 words)

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		Caesarean section is a procedure where a baby is delivered by cutting through the front wall of the abdomen to open the womb.
		A caesarean section is indicated when there is a significant risk to the health of the mother or baby if the operation is not performed at a given time.
		The principal clinical reasons for the medical decision to perform Caesarean section are situations involving danger to the unborn baby, failure to progress with the labour, breech (bottom-first) presentation, and cases where the mother has had a previous Caesarean section.
	www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk /articles/article.aspx?articleId=71 (197 words)

	Caesarean section or vaginal birth - What difference does it make?
		Maternal request for delivery by caesarean section is reportedly on the increase and has been blamed, in part, for the continuing rise in the caesarean section rate.
		Caesarean mothers are also at increased risk of ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa and placenta accreta in subsequent pregnancies.
		Perhaps a caesarean is not quite as practical a solution to the problem of bringing a baby into the world as it might at first seem.
	www.caesarean.org.uk /articles/CBvsVB.html (3048 words)

	Section - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Caesarean section, a method of child birth
		Sectioning, involuntary detention for mental treatment in the United Kingdom
		A section (U.S. land surveying), a one square mile subdivision of a survey township
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Section (182 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Caesarean Birth
		A caesarean birth is one in which the baby is removed through a surgical incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus rather than emerging vaginally through the birth canal.
		Caesarean birth is major surgery, and, as with other surgical procedures, risks are involved.
		The estimated risk of a woman dying after a caesarean birth is less than one in 2,500 compared to less than one in 10,000 for vaginal birth.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/labor_complications/birth_cesarean.html (456 words)

	Caesarean Section - Patient UK
		Caesarian section rates have been steadily increasing due to a higher number of sections for foetal distress as diagnosed by CTG monitoring in labour and the increasing use for breech and multiple pregnancy.
		When caesarean section is contemplated because of an abnormal fetal heart rate pattern, in cases of suspected fetal acidosis, fetal blood sampling should be offered if it is technically possible and there are no contraindications.
		No influence on likelihood of caesarean section: walking in labour, non-supine position during the second stage of labour, immersion in water during labour, epidural analgesia during labour, the use of raspberry leaves.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40000251 (1588 words)

	Seasons India :: Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section
		The age-old phrase "Once a caesarean always a caesarean" is no longer valid and today many women are choosing to have a vaginal birth after a caesarean section.
		Vaginal birth is inherently safer than a caesarean (or repeat caesarean) simply because a caesarean is major surgery including lots of risk factor such as infection, haemorrhage, anaesthesia (whether it be general or local such as an epidural) related complications, thereby causing injury to internal structures.
		For example if you had a high vertical or "classical" caesarean, made by cutting vertically in the upper uterus, your risk of uterine rupture is greater than if you had a lower horizontal or vertical cut along the lower (and thinner) portion of the uterus.
	www.seasonsindia.com /pregnancy/vaginal_sea1.htm (752 words)

	Caesarean Section
		A caesarean section, or C-section, is the surgical delivery of an infant through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus.
		If she becomes pregnant again, a woman with a caesarean scar has slightly less chance of being able to safely deliver her baby vaginally, because there is some risk of the scar tearing open during labour (uterine rupture).
		Many caesareans are quickly performed when the fetus or mother is showing signs of distress or when labour complications develop, such as umbilical cord problems or placenta problems like placenta abruptio.
	www.bchealthguide.org /kbase/topic/special/tn8162/sec1.htm (514 words)

	Caesarean section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Caesarean section carries a risk of infection, which may prolong the hospital stay, interfere with the establishment of breastfeeding and delay post operative recovery.
		A Caesarean may be less traumatic for the baby than a difficult vaginal delivery, especially if the baby's health is at all in question.
		The baby born after an elective Caesarean may be premature, and is more likely to have difficulties with breathing because of the absence of the stress hormones produced by the baby during a normal labour.
	www.acegraphics.com.au /parents/obstetric/caesarean.html (928 words)

	Caesarean section
		At a Caesarean section there will be the surgeon (obstetrician) and his or her assistant, the anaesthetist and assistant, the scrub-nurse, two other nurses or midwives and a paediatrician.
		A Caesarean section is a safe operation for the mother and her baby.
		A Caesarean section should not prevent a mother from breastfeeding her baby.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /lifestyle/healthfitness/health_advice/netdoctor/000370.html (847 words)

	Obstetrical History continued...
		The oldest reference to Caesarean section on the dead mother was in the Roman Law of Numa Pompilius.
		There is a gap in the historical record; then in 1793 in Manchester England, Jane Foster, whose pelvis was deformed after being crushed accidentally, survived a Caesarean section by Dr James Barlow; the baby was dead.
		There followed a period during which several mothers and babies were lost, and in which the opponents of section offered symphysiotomy and the use of the crotchet to destroy the foetus.
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/manitoba_womens_health/hist1b.htm (1286 words)

	Dr Paul P Fogarty - Maternity - Caesarean section
		Caesarean section this section answers some of the questions you may have.
		If you request sterization at the time of Caesarean section then a separate consent form may be required.
		Although caesarean section is quite a common way to have your baby and spinal anaesthetics have helped the process there are still some risks.
	www.drfogarty.co.uk /mat_caesarean.html (1190 words)

	Caesarean Section
		The 2 most common reasons for a Caesarean Section are failure of labour to progress because the baby's head is too large to fit through the pelvis; and maternal or fetal distress, meaning the baby is not responding well to the stress of labour and its heart rate plummets.
		If you have a Caesarean Section, expect your recovery time to be linger than a vaginal birth.
		The rule of thumb used to be once a Caesarean Section, always a Caesarean Section.
	www.geocities.com /cutebootee/CSection.html (297 words)

	C Section - Page 1
		Caesarean section, or C-section as it is commonly known, is a surgical method of
		Such "Caesarean on demand" procedures place the mother and her baby at unnecessary risk for surgical or delivery-related complications.
		Unlike a vaginal delivery, a Caesarean section is considered major abdominal surgery.
	obgyn.healthcentersonline.com /pregnancybasics/csection.cfm (453 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Caesarean births
		It's difficult to determine the risks and benefits of elective caesareans because current studies are based on non-elective C-sections involving women with medical or obstetric problems.
		The World Health Organization stated that a caesarean section rate of over 15 per cent indicates "inappropriate usage." The International Caesarean Awareness Network lists caesarean rates in Brazil at 40 per cent (1999), Australia at 21.1 (1998) per cent and Bolivia at five per cent (1997).
		Babies born by caesarean section are more likely to develop breathing problems such as transient tachypnea (abnormally fast breathing during the first few days after birth).
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/csection_births (784 words)

	Dog Caesarean C Section
		The caesarean operation or simply Caesarean [ C-Section ] as is commonly known, consists in making and abdominal incision in order to reach the matrix or uterus, and then to extract the fetus or fetuses.
		However, besides these perfectly logic reasons for opting for Caesarean, some veterinarians and/or dog owners tend to resort to this operation too easily because of how easy it is and because they want to avoid the risk of losing one or more of the puppies.
		Nevertheless, you must bear in mind that when you put an animal through this kind of operation, there is always the risk of losing her due to complications that might arise as a result of the administration of title anesthesia, which can lead to cardiorespiratory problems.
	www.seefido.com /dog-breeding/html/caesarean.htm (452 words)

	Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
		Many women who have previously had a caesarean will be offered the option of an elective repeat caesarean section, rather than a 'trial of labour' (which means an attempt at vaginal birth).
		Babies born by elective caesarean are at increased risk of breathing difficulties, while mothers have a longer recovery from the major abdominal surgery of a caesarean, compared to a vaginal birth.
		The risk of a mother who has one past caesarean ending up with a hysterectomy after a subsequent caesarean was 1 in 90, according to a recent study from the UK [5].
	www.homebirth.org.uk /vbac.htm (1823 words)

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