Why were chainsaws invented? Childbirth can be a difficult process – and in modern times it is much, much safer than it used to be. But many years ago the caesarean section wasn’t commonly used, because it would have been too dangerous, mostly because anaesthetic hadn’t yet been invented and it is a major operation.
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