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What is cesarean birth?
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Abdominal delivery: A cesarean birth is when the baby is delivered via an incision on the uterus through the abdomen.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Surgical delivery: Rumored to have been the way julius cesar was born, the process of surgically removing a baby from the womb for delivery is called a cesarean section.
Answered 9/24/2012
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