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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

TIL that decomposing bodies can expel nonviable fetuses through a process called postmortem fetal extrusion, also known as coffin birth.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-case-coffin-birth-seen-medieval-grave-180968612/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pup03b/til_that_decomposing_bodies_can_expel_nonviable/

Smithsonian Magazine

Rare Case of ‘Coffin Birth’ Seen in Medieval Grave

The pregnant woman's remains may also suggest that she underwent cranial surgery due to a life-threatening complication
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