Why are Caesareans called Caesareans, is it really about Julius Caesar?

Why are Caesareans called Caesareans, is it really about Julius Caesar?

Sarah from @the_baby_experience shared her thoughts when creating this post....

"Hail Caesar! Women want their births back! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A popular explanation of the use of the term Caesarean section is that it was the method by which Julius Caesar entered the world. It was more or less impossible for women to survive such butchery; the value of the male child’s life being for the Ancient Romans far beyond that of the woman’s there wasn’t much argument about it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At the Baby Experience we both happen to have languages degrees, and we have our doubts about this as the true origin of the term Caesarean section. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As there is mention of Caesar’s mother elsewhere in texts, it seems rather unlikely that this was really how the world’s first bona fide fascist dictator (the word Caesar was Germanised by Wilhelm II to Kaiser) was born. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So as a Classicist, I suspect “caesarean” has more to do with the Latin verb caedere, to cut - words from this verb include caesura, a break in the middle of a line of poetry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whatever. We’ve had enough of this word. Just another aspect of birth named after a man! In addition, it’s constantly being misspelt. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instead we prefer “abdominal birth” which is a straightforward equivalent to a “vaginal” birth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Be off with you, you balding old proto-fascist dictator with uncontrollable colonial urges, you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Women want their births - and their tummies - back." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what do you prefer? Caesarean, C-section, belly birth, abdominal birth or something different?