<P> Birth by caesarean section also seems to be associated with worse health outcomes later in life, including overweight or obesity and problems in the immune system . </P> <P> Caesarean sections have been classified in various ways by different perspectives . One way to discuss all classification systems is to group them by their focus either on the urgency of the procedure, characteristics of the mother, or as a group based on other, less commonly discussed factors . </P> <P> It is most common to classify caesarean sections by the urgency of performing them . </P> <P> Conventionally, caesarean sections are classified as being either an elective surgery or an emergency operation . Classification is used to help communication between the obstetric, midwifery and anaesthetic team for discussion of the most appropriate method of anaesthesia . The decision whether to perform general anesthesia or regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural anaesthetic) is important and is based on many indications, including how urgent the delivery needs to be as well as the medical and obstetric history of the woman . Regional anaesthetic is almost always safer for the woman and the baby but sometimes general anaesthetic is safer for one or both, and the classification of urgency of the delivery is an important issue affecting this decision . </P>

Where did the name cesarean section come from