title: The confrontation between the 'pro-cesareans and the 'anti-cesareans' in eighteenth century France.
abstract: Cesarean section is a one of the earliest and the most fascinating surgical procedures. Descriptions of first authentic successful cases of cesarean delivery of a living woman appeared in the 16th century. Still, mainly due to poor outcome, the performance of cesarean section remained controversial for the next three centuries. In the 18th century France, a hasty debate had commenced between the 'pro-cesareans' (represented by Jean-Louis Baudelocque) and the 'anti-cesareans' (represented by Jean François Sacombe) that involved medical as well as judicial issues. It seems that the 'pro-cesareans' had overcome the 'anti-cesareans' in this debate at that time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. drslurie@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lurie
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D011247:Pregnancy