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FIRST C-SECTION PERFORMED IN THE U.S.

Today in History Physician Jesse Bennet performed the first cesarean section in America in 1794, in Rockingham County, VA. Poor Elizabeth Bennet! Though the c-section her husband performed on her was
Jesse Bennett (July 10, 1769 – July 13, 1842).

A physician named Dr. Jesse Bennett is recorded as the first
doctor to successfully perform a C-section in the US after it
was requested during a difficult labor. The patient? His wife.

Bennett became active in civic affairs in the newly formed
Mason County (now Mason County, West Virginia). He was
appointed Major of the Mason County Militia in 1804 and
represented Mason County in the Virginia Assembly.

Performing a Cesarean Section on His Own Wife: Dr. Jesse Bennett – Antiquated Antidotes