Jakob Nufer

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

Conner, Clifford D. (2005). A People's History of Science. New York: Nation Books. pp. 312. ISBN 1-56025-748-2.
Henry, John (1991). "Doctors and Healers: Popular Culture and the Medical Profession". In Stephen Pumphrey; Paolo L. Rossi; Maurice Slawinski (eds.). Science, Culture, and Popular Belief in Renaissance Europe. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-7190-2925-2.
Sewell, Jane Eliot. National Library on Medicine, "Cesarean Section: A Brief History" (1993)

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[1] Conner, Clifford D. (2005). A People's History of Science. New York: Nation Books. pp. 312. ISBN 1-56025-748-2.

[2] Henry, John (1991). "Doctors and Healers: Popular Culture and the Medical Profession". In Stephen Pumphrey; Paolo L. Rossi; Maurice Slawinski (eds.). Science, Culture, and Popular Belief in Renaissance Europe. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-7190-2925-2.

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