Inés Ramírez Pérez, a woman in Mexico, performed a C-section on herself during labor without assistance in 2000. Despite having no medical training, she managed to deliver her child through self-surgery, a remarkable feat of endurance and bravery.
Pérez, who had given birth to eight children before, had no formal medical education and used her experience with animal slaughtering to guide her actions. With a kitchen knife and hard liquor, she made incisions through her abdomen, avoiding harm to her internal organs. An hour into the procedure, she successfully delivered her baby boy. Pérez’s case highlighted the need for improved healthcare access in remote areas, especially in developing nations.Read it below!
