1500

Possibly first written account of cesarean section in which both mother and infant survived. It was performed in Switzerland by Jacob Nufer, a sow gelder, on his wife, who after several days of labor and the assistance of 13 midwives, could not deliver vaginally. The mother subsequently gave birth normally to five children, including twins, whereas the cesarean baby lived to 77. The account is open to question since it was only recorded 82 years later (Sewell).