Thursday, August 21, 2014

No, the first baby born under anaesthesia wasn't named Anaesthesia

No, the first baby born under anaesthesia wasn't named Anaesthesia


According to a recent post that's gone viral among science and history nerds, the first baby born to a mother under anaesthesia named her baby Anaesthesia. It's an amusing fun fact. But unfortunately, it's too good to be true. Anaesthesia was reportedly a nickname sometimes used by the doctor who delivered the baby girl in 1847, but her real name was Wilhelmina.


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