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The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry
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- 25 Jul 1826
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 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
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: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first successful Caesarean in Africa is performed in Cape Town by Dr. James Barry [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010916, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"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 6 Aug. 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.
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Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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