Especially remarkable considering the &gt;80% mortality rate for mothers until the 20th century.<p>&quot;Unfortunately, surgical techniques of that day also contributed to the appallingly high maternal mortality rates. According to one estimate not a single woman survived cesarean section in Paris between 1787 and 1876.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;exhibition&#x2F;cesarean&#x2F;part2.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;exhibition&#x2F;cesarean&#x2F;part2.html</a>