பெண்களின் வஸ்தி தானத்தில் சிக்கிக் கொண்டு குழந்தை வெளிப்படாமல் வயிற்றைக் கீறி எடுக்க நேரிடும் ஓர் கஷ்டமான கருப்பம் - Pregnancy in which the delivery is obstructed in the natural passages by transverse presentation and the child is removed by operation, as in Contracted pelvis.
NOTE: - This operation is known as Caesarean section, which means the incision of the uterus through the abdominal walls and extraction of the foetus there from. This kind of operation is only resorted to, when the mother’s life is in peril and the expulsion of the foetus becomes nearly impossible by the natural passages, owing to the existence of deformity either in the parturient canal or in the forms and structures of the foetus. It is principally undertaken to save both the mother and the child.)