Jakob Nufer

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Jakob Nufer was a Swiss pig-gelder who, around 1500, reportedly performed the first successful Caesarean section in history in which the mother (his wife) survived.[1]

His wife allegedly bore five more children, including twins, and the baby delivered by Caesarean section purportedly lived to the age of 77.[2]

However, the story was not recorded until 1582 and many historians question its accuracy.[3]

References

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  3. Sewell, Jane Eliot. National Library on Medicine, "Cesarean Section: A Brief History" (1993)


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