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In this week's episode, we explore the history of the Cesarean Section. From Julius Cesar to the fascinating tale of Dr. James Barry we try to take a global perspective at a surgery many of us take for granted.

Sources cited in this weeks Episode:

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-this-african-kingdom-performed-its-first-cesarean-section-in-1879

http://www.neonatology.org/pdf/cesarean.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean/part1.html

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12362-primogeniture

https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/30961