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"Ines Ramírez Pérez is a peasant woman living in rural Mexico. She had no medical training, but nevertheless performed a successful Caesarean section on herself: both she and her baby survived"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%C3%A9s_Ram%C3%ADrez

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I remember being seriously grossed out the first time I read that story. And, yep. It still grosses me out now!