Cesarean-section was named after

A) Dr. Cesarean, the first physician to develop and use the procedure.
B) Mary Cesarean, the first woman to deliver a fetus using this method.
C) Julius Caesar, who was thought to have been delivered this way.
D) The word Cesarean, which means "cut".

The term "Cesarean-section" is often thought to be derived from Julius Caesar, who was rumored to have been born via this method, although historical evidence for this specific claim is lacking. The connection is more likely due to the Roman law, Lex Caesarea, which mandated that all women who were dead or dying while pregnant should be cut open to save the child.