What is Cesarean section?
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} [[File:Cesarean section.jpg|thumb|Cesarean section in [[Rwanda]] (2021).]] A '''Cesarean section''' (often called a '''C-section''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/cesarean|title=cesarean noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes - Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com|website=www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com}}</ref> is a kind of [[surgery]], which is usually done to make [[childbirth]] easier. In the past, this was done when there was a great risk to the [[health]] of the mother, or when normal childbirth through the [[vagina]] was not possible. More recently, it has also been done on request, without these reasons. In very rare cases, [[abortion]]s are performed using this procedure, these are called [[Hysterotomy abortion]]s. The first person to perform a modern Cesarean section was [[Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer]], in 1881. In [[Latin language|Latin]], it is called ''Sectio caesarea'', in English, the spelling '''Caesarean section''' also exists. The rate of babies delivered through Cesarean section has been increasing globally. Since 2018, the Dominican Republic has the highest rate of Cesarian deliveries at 58.1%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-16|title=Infographic: Which Countries Conduct The Most Caesarean Sections?|url=https://www.statista.com/chart/15787/caesarean-rates-by-country/#:~:text=With%20a%20C-section%20rate,a%20relatively%20high%2032.9%20percent.|access-date=2024-09-08|website=Statista Daily Data|language=en}}</ref> Since 2018, the global rate of Cesarian deliveries is at 21.1% with deliveries being less common in underdeveloped countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caesarean section rates continue to rise, amid growing inequalities in access|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/16-06-2021-caesarean-section-rates-continue-to-rise-amid-growing-inequalities-in-access#:~:text=According%20to%20new%20research%20from,21%25)%20of%20all%20childbirths.|access-date=2024-09-08|we