The problem with c-sections was figuring out how to successfully sew up the uterus afterwards. In 1876 doctors started just removing the uterus after c-section.

The problem with c-sections was figuring out how to successfully sew up the uterus afterwards. In 1876 doctors started just removing the uterus after c-section. The woman who gave herself a c-section was able to get medical care soon afterwards. Otherwise she certainly would have died from the wound.