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How Embalming Cultures Accidentally Prevented the Coffin Birth Phenomenon

In the late 19th century, formaldehyde solved one of humanity's greatest mysteries
Posted on November 19, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

What happens when you die while pregnant? For most women, nothing at all. Unless the fetus is viable, and doctors work to save an unborn child from its host’s womb, the fetus simply dies alongside the woman. However, rare cases … Continue reading →

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