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[Forced delivery instead of postmortem cesarean section].

D Massart¹, S Sohawon, O Noordally

¹Société d'Histoire de Seneffe, Manage.

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|April 20, 2012

Summary

Historically, laws required child removal from deceased pregnant women. Early obstetricians developed ante mortem delivery techniques before 1861, reducing infant mortality.

Area of Science:

Medical History
Obstetrics
Forensic Medicine

Context:

The Lex Regia mandated child removal from pregnant women's wombs before burial.
Post-mortem Cesarean delivery was a practice among obstetricians until 1861.
Early 18th-century obstetricians explored alternative delivery methods to improve infant survival.

Purpose:

To describe the historical evolution of forced ante mortem delivery.
To highlight the transition from post-mortem Cesarean section to ante mortem interventions.
To analyze the impact of these practices on child mortality rates.

Summary:

This article traces the origins of forced ante mortem delivery, a procedure performed on agonizing patients before death.
It details Delamotte's 1729 practice of delivery without labor to circumvent Cesarean sections, aiming for better child survival.

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Demonstrates a historical shift in obstetric practices to prioritize infant survival.
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