- Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer
Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer (
February 16 ,1837 -June 16 ,1914 ) was a Germangynecologist who was a native ofGuntersblum inRhenish Hesse . He studied medicine inGiessen ,Munich andVienna , and was later a professor at the gynecological clinic in Giessen, and at theUniversity of Heidelberg (1881).Kehrer is remembered for performing the first modern
Caesarean section . This involved a transverse incision of the lower segment of theuterus , a method that minimizes bleeding, and is still widely used today.On September 25, 1881, Kehrer performed the first modern C-section in
Meckesheim on a 26-year old woman. The operation was a success. Prior to Kehrer's operation, Caesarean sections were seldom performed, and when they were, themortality rate of mothers was very high. The following year,Max Sanger (1853-1903), introduced the practice of suturing the uterus' Caesarean wound.References
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