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Unit 11 Maternal-Fetal Medicine;Word Formation;Questions to consider;History cesarean section , delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. The operation is of ancient origin: indeed, the name derives from the legend that Julius Caesar was born in this fashion. ;The origin of the name ‘Caesarean’ is obscure. Although it is commonly linked to Julius Caesar, his mother is known to have been alive at the time of the invasion of Britain by his Roman army. It is highly unlikely that she would have survived delivery by ‘section’. Some have suggested that the term is derived instead from the Latin verb ‘to cut’, caedare.;Cesarean Section Overview; 我国剖腹产率近50% 远高于世卫推荐15%上限 ??2010年05月09日20:56??新华网 　　新华网广州5月9日电 (记者肖思思)统计数字显示，中国平均剖腹产率接近50%，个别医院甚至超过了80%， 远远高于世界卫生组织推荐的15%的上限。一些产妇的 错误观念、医院方面的某些倾向性，推动了剖腹产率的 不正常攀升。 今年2月，世界卫生组织在医学权威期刊《柳叶刀》发 布报告说，针对中国、印度、日本、越南、泰国等9个亚洲国家的调查发现，在2007年10月至2008年5月，中国剖腹产率高达46.2%，是世界卫生组织推荐上限的3倍以上，其他9个国家的平均值为27.3%。 ;Purpose Cesarean sections, also called c-sections or cesarean deliveries, are performed whenever abnormal conditions complicate labor and vaginal delivery, threatening the life or health of the mother or the baby. Dystocia, or difficult labor, is the other common cause of c-sections. The procedure is performed in the United States on nearly one of every four babies delivered—more than 900,000 babies each year. The procedure is often used in cases where the mother has had a previous c-section. ;The most common reason that a cesarean section is performed (in 35% of all cases, according to the United States Public Health Service) is the woman has had a previous c-section. The once a cesarean, always a cesarean rule originated when the uterine incision was made vertically (termed a classical incision); the resulting scar was weak and had a risk of rupturing in