Nikka Garcia, wife of actor Patrick Garcia, is a mom of four—all born via cesarean section. She welcomed her first daughter, ...

And on this day in 1794, physician Jesse Bennett carried out the first successful C-section in the U.S. As news of this ...

This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship Dennis A.

Dr. Jessee Bennett operated on his own wife, Elizabeth and child in a log cabin in the Linville-Edom area on Jan. 14. 1794.

In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.