a big operation anyway and the pain that you experienced will have had an effect on your recovery
a major abdominal operation that can only be performed by a doctor with surgical and / or obstetric qualifications
a major operation and can have implications for you in the short and the long term so should not be treated lightly
a major operation so it will take you slightly longer to recover from the birth
a modern way to have a baby, involving the use of technology
an operation to allow the baby to be born through the abdominal wall instead of through the birth canal
an operation to allow the baby to be born without going through the birth canal
an operation where an incision (a cut) is made through the abdomen and uterus to deliver the baby
a small price to pay for a healthy baby
a surgical operation, performed under general, epidural or spinal anaesthesia, in which the baby is born through an incision in the abdominal wall and the uterus
An operation using a cut in the abdominal wall (via an incision made in the mother's abdomen and uterus) to deliver the baby when it is not safe to deliver it through the vagina (-section, -birth, -delivery, c-section).
shorthand for “Caesarean section”, a surgical operation for delivering a baby by cutting through the wall of the mother's abdomen.
A caesarean section is an operation to deliver a baby by cutting through the motherâ€(tm)s abdomen to open the womb.