The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

How we know this

01Potgieter, D.J et al. (eds) Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa, NASOU Limited: Cape Town. Vol. 2 pg. 186.
02Van Dongen, P.W (2009) Review: Caesarean Section - etymology and early history, from South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SAJOG) August 2009, Vol. 15, No. 2 [online] Available at: www.sajog.org.za [Accessed 21 July 2010]
03Wallis, F. (2000) Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau, p. 292

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010916

South African History Online (2011) 'The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010916 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

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"The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010916. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010916.