abdominal delivery

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Noun

abdominal delivery - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, C-sectionobstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a childhysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

abdominal delivery

delivery

[de-liv´er-e] 1. the bringing of something to a place.2. expulsion or extraction of the child and fetal membranes at birth; see also labor. Called also accouchement.abdominal delivery cesarean section.breech delivery delivery of a fetus in breech presentation; see also breech extraction.controlled drug delivery a system used in dentistry that delivers an antimicrobial agent to the target site and maintains the desired concentration for enough time without development of resistant bacteria.forceps delivery extraction of a fetus from the maternal passages by application of forceps to the child's head. See illustration.

Forceps delivery. From Dorland's, 2000.

abdominal delivery

See CAESARIAN SECTION.

Patient discussion about abdominal delivery

Q. What are the risks of C-section? See that all the pregnant movie stars are having C- sections instead of natural child birth. Maybe I should have one too, instead of giving birth regularly? Are there any risks?A. Thanks.. Now I understand better the risks of c-section.

Q. How is a C-section done? My wife is expecting twins and her Doctor scheduled a C- section for her. How is it done?A. My wife had a c-section done when we had our daughter. I did not get to see the procedure, but I did hear it. It was graphic, but really quick.

Q. When is a C-section needed? My wife is pregnant now and I wanted to know when do women need to have a C- section as opposed to natural birth?A. sually a C- section is done when there are problems during labor like when the baby is in trouble or the labor is stuck and not progressing over a long period of time.

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abdominal delivery

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Synonyms for abdominal delivery

noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

Synonyms

caesarean
caesarean delivery
caesarean section
caesarian
caesarian delivery
caesarian section
cesarean
cesarean delivery
cesarean section
cesarian
cesarian section
C-section

Related Words

obstetrical delivery
delivery
hysterotomy