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The term "cesarean section" (or capitalized, or Caesarean section) applies to the surgical delivery of a fetus (baby) through the abdominal wall rather than the birth canal. Usually this is done as a medical necessity when labor does not occur, or to prevent injury to the mother or child during labor.

It has this name because according to legend it was the way Julius Caesar was delivered.

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