Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape for Mauritius.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape for Mauritius.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092136

South African History Online (2012) 'Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape for Mauritius.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092136 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).

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"Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape for Mauritius.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092136. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr James Barry, physician at the Cape who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape for Mauritius.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092136.