Editing Caesarean section (section)

===Special cases===
In [[Judaism]], there is a dispute among the ''[[poskim]]'' (Rabbinic authorities) as to whether the first-born son from a caesarean section has the laws of a ''[[bechor]]''.<ref>See Chok Yaakov 470:2; Kaf ha-Chayim 470:3; {{cite web |url=http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5758/pesach.html |title=Weekly-Halacha, Pesach 5758 - Torah.org |access-date=28 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818005722/http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5758/pesach.html |archive-date=18 August 2010  }}</ref> Traditionally, a male child delivered by caesarean is not eligible for the ''[[Pidyon HaBen]]'' dedication ritual.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://judaism.about.com/od/lifeevents/g/pidyonhaben.htm |title=Pidyon HaBen&nbsp;— Definition of Pidyon HaBen (Redemption of the Firstborn) |publisher=Judaism.about.com |date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019184726/http://judaism.about.com/od/lifeevents/g/pidyonhaben.htm |archive-date=19 October 2011 |access-date=15 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cohen-levi.org/the_cohens_heritage/pidyon_ha_ben.htm |title=Kohanim forever from the sources, who is a cohen, the blessing of the Cohanim,. Mitvah of the cohen, Halacha, Temple service groups, pidyon—redemption of the firstborn |publisher=Cohen-levi.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818124425/http://www.cohen-levi.org/the_cohens_heritage/pidyon_ha_ben.htm |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=15 August 2011 }}</ref>

In rare cases, caesarean sections can be used to remove a dead [[fetus]]; otherwise, the woman has to labour and deliver a baby known to be a [[stillbirth]]. A [[late-term abortion]] using caesarean section procedures is termed a [[hysterotomy abortion]] and is very rarely performed.<ref name="Medscape Abortion">{{cite web| vauthors = Casey FE, Spandorfer SD | date = 25 January 2022 | veditors = Rivlin ME  |title=Elective Abortion|url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/252560-overview|website=Medscape|access-date=18 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214092044/http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3311.htm|archive-date=14 December 2004}}</ref>

The mother may perform [[self-inflicted caesarean section|a caesarean section on herself]]; there have been successful cases, such as Inés Ramírez Pérez of Mexico who, on 5 March 2000, took this action. She survived, as did her son, Orlando Ruiz Ramírez.<ref name="smh">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086037758224.html|title=True grit: the mum who delivered her own baby|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 June 2004|access-date=4 November 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718021023/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086037758224.html|archive-date=18 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Molina-Sosa_2004">{{cite journal | vauthors = Molina-Sosa A, Galvan-Espinosa H, Gabriel-Guzman J, Valle RF | title = Self-inflicted cesarean section with maternal and fetal survival | journal = International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | volume = 84 | issue = 3 | pages = 287–290 | date = March 2004 | pmid = 15001385 | doi = 10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.08.018 | s2cid = 38220990 }}</ref><ref name="pmid24318749">{{cite journal | vauthors = Szabó A, Brockington I | title = Auto-Caesarean section: a review of 22 cases | journal = Archives of Women's Mental Health | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 79–83 | date = February 2014 | pmid = 24318749 | doi = 10.1007/s00737-013-0398-z | s2cid = 10641064 }}</ref>

In 2024, a female [[western lowland gorilla]] had a successful cesarean section after zoo veterinarians diagnosed her with [[pre-eclampsia]]. The premature gorilla infant survived, as a result of similar methods used with human infants.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yousef |first1=Nadine |title=Texas zoo delivers baby gorilla via caesarean section |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68313089 |website=BBC News |date=17 February 2024 |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>