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Cesarean birth
Although the natural way to give birth is through the vagina, sometimes circumstances arise during pregnancy or labor that make a cesarean section necessary (birth through an incision in the lower abdomen). Some of the most common reasons are cephalopelvic disproportion (the babies' head is too large for the maternal pelvis), malpresentation of the fetus (ie a breech baby) or that fetal distress due to an insufficient placenta or defects in the position of the umbilical cord causing compression is detected. Some patients choose an elective cesarean for personal reasons.
In most cases a small incision is made in the pubic region, which quickly becomes almost invisible. Many women who have had a cesarean manage to have a child by vaginal birth in a later pregnancy if they so wish, as long as there are no medical contraindications.
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