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Old 16-Nov-2007, 07:26
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Default Re: History of C Section
Originally Posted by mintwife View Post
Obviously this was an unsuccessful cesarean, but the record does prove that crude attempts were being made this far back.


Successful caesarean sections may have been done earlier than we think and may have been far from crude. The talmud (c. 200 CE) even includes discussion of VBAC. See the blog article here http://jewifery.blogspot.com/2006/12...y-of-wall.html
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