Caesarean section - etymology and early history

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dc.contributor.authorVan Dongen, Pieter Willem J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:18:03Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:18:03Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.descriptionCITATION: Van Dongen, P. W. J. 2009. Caesarean section - etymology and early history. South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 15(2):62-66.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajog.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: The expression caesarean section (CS) is most probably creative etymology and not derived from the CS allegedly performed on the mother of Julius Caesar. Mythology and legends emphasise the importance of being 'superhuman' if delivered by CS, and therefore avoid mentioning normal vaginal delivery. Many religions describe procedures to be followed after death as a result of CS. The first reliable account of a CS was in 1610 in Germany. The first successful CSs, i.e. proven survival of mother and child, were described in The Netherlands (1792), South Africa (1826), UK (1834), USA (1835) and Germany (1841). Maternal mortality decreased rapidly in the last quarter of the 19th century owing to new techniques, such as closing the uterine wound, drainage, asepsis, anti-sepsis, and elective CS.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/SAJOG/article/view/158en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent5 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Dongen, P. W. J. 2009. Caesarean section - etymology and early history. South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 15(2):62-66en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2305-8862 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0038-2329 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14489
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectChildbirthen_ZA
dc.subjectCesarean sectionen_ZA
dc.subjectEtymology -- Early lifeen_ZA
dc.titleCaesarean section - etymology and early historyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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