Two illustrations on a page showing three different caesarean methods. A Caesarean section is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies. A Caesarean section is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk. No artist credited, appeared in "Trait矇 complet de l'anatomie de l'homme: comprenant la m矇dicine op矇ratoire" by Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery and Nicolas Henri Jacob, published in the 1830s.