How to Use C-section in a Sentence

C-section

noun
  • Failing to agree to a C-section.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Both women had three prior C-sections.
    — CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Both women had three prior C-sections.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Olympia's baby is the first gorilla born of a C-section at the zoo.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • The judge ordered her to have a C-section, and doctors wheeled her into surgery.
    — CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The judge ordered her to have a C-section, and doctors wheeled her into surgery.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026
  • They were told the baby's best chance of survival was for Samatha to have a C-section.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
  • They can be worn during C-section recovery, as well.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • She was delivered via C-section.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • My wife had been awake for thirty-six hours when our baby was delivered by C-section.
    — Danny Lorberbaum june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
  • Her daughters, Ella and Ava, were both born by C-section as well.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
  • What about postpartum belts catered to those who underwent a C-section?
    — Holly Pevzner, Parents, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And while someone who gave birth vaginally might take a bath, someone who had a C-section should avoid it.
    — Yara Simón, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Just over a week after a C-section, Shakir still didn’t think her headache was an emergency.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Recovering from a C-section and having a new baby at home isn't easy.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Toward the end, the doctor started to warn that a C-section was imminent.
    — Time, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Her C-section reopened twice at home, sending her back to the hospital and into weeks of painful wound care.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Her daughter Elsie was delivered via C-section, but died four days later.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • These bottoms are perfect for moms like me who might have had a C-section, or for anyone who needs a little more give in the waist.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • The star also revealed the baby was born via C-section because of its position in the womb.
    — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 5 July 2023
  • Doctors were prepped in case Casey required an emergency C-section.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • According to the zoo, fewer than a dozen C-sections have been performed on gorillas around the world.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • In 2021, about one-third of births in the United States were C-sections.
    — Elsa Pearson Sites, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Green Smith initially seemed to recover from the C-section.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Later, Bey worried her C-section scar might be infected.
    — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The baby died during an emergency C-section.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Her doctors decided to perform a C-section and baby Sam was born that night.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Three days later, doctors performed a C-section and Ashley gave birth to a baby girl.
    — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Patients are also more likely to undergo a C-section at older ages.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The mother had an infection in her uterus, and the C-section was delayed by 45 minutes.
    — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025

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