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Hannah Marsh: 七年前，我经历了计划外的剖腹产，这对我身心都造成了巨大冲击。产后恢复缓慢，情绪低落。为了更好地理解自己的经历，我开始研究剖腹产的历史，发现它远比我想象的悠久和复杂。我发现剖腹产的历史与神话、英雄以及医学发展紧密相连，这让我着迷。我希望通过我的书，能够帮助其他女性更好地理解剖腹产，减少不必要的内疚感。剖腹产不仅仅是一种手术，它也是人类为了超越自然而发明的，为无法阴道分娩的女性提供了一种生育的方式。剖腹产的历史也与女性的社会地位和权力息息相关，值得我们深入探讨。

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The episode introduces the history of C-sections, starting with a fair warning about graphic content. It then sets the scene in 16th-century Switzerland, where a significant event in C-section history took place, and introduces Hannah Marsh, the author of 'Thread, A Cesarean Story of Myth, Magic, and Medicine', who will be discussing the topic.
  • The episode delves into the history of Cesarean sections, a procedure with a complex and often brutal past.
  • The episode highlights the myths surrounding C-sections, such as its supposed naming after Julius Caesar.

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Almost half of births in the UK are delivered via Cesarean section. But when was this operation first performed?

Kate Lister is joined by Hannah Marsh, author of 'Thread, A Cesarean Story of Myth, Magic, and Medicine', to hear how this medical procedure developed, and how it has become safer.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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