Tuesday, January 14, 2014

January 14th is Caesarean Section Day

Today January 14, 2011 is Caesarean Section Day.

Dr. Jesse Bennett is said to be the first North American doctor to perform a caesarean section in 1794. At the age of 24, Dr. Bennett performed the first caesarean section in America on his wife Elizabeth. In a modest home in Virginia the surgery was performed without any antiseptics and equipment. Too much of his surprise, the mother and baby survived the operation.

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