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Caesarean sectionSurgical operation to deliver a baby by way of an incision in the mother's abdominal and uterine walls. It may be recommended for almost any obstetric complication implying a threat to mother or baby. Caesarean section was named after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar, who was said to have been born this way. In medieval Europe, it was performed mostly in attempts to save the life of a child whose mother had died in labour. The Christian Church forbade cutting open the mother before she was dead.
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After Shirley went into labor, Bud was almost lost: His heart rate plummeted below the range of the fetal heart monitor, and an emergency cesarian section was performed. These centers and services may also focus on solutions to health concerns such as biotechnology; on a specific drug such as lithium; on a category of diseases such as rare disorders; on education or prevention such as cesarian prevention; or on a particular population such as retired persons. Then, in May 2002, the results of two important clinical studies were announced -- one showing a 40% reduction in morphine use after surgery in women undergoing cesarian sections, the other showing significantly shorter hospital stays and reduced overall costs in hysterectomy patients," Earhart said. |
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