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What are the types of Caesarean section?

There are a few types of Cesarean sections that are classified by the way the incision is made. 

The low transverse incision is the most common type of c-section. You may also hear this referred to as a “bikini” incision. The horizontal incision is made low on the abdomen.

A low vertical incision is a c-section with an incision low on the abdomen, but the incision is up and down (vertical) instead of side to side (horizontal). This incision will be below the belly button to right above the pubic bone.

The final type of incision is the classical incision. This incision is also vertical but is larger than the low vertical and located in the center of the abdomen.

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