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  2. Spaghettification - Wikipedia

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    In astrophysics, spaghettification (sometimes referred to as the noodle effect) [1] is the vertical stretching and horizontal compression of objects into long thin shapes (rather like spaghetti) in a very strong, non-homogeneous gravitational field.

  3. Harlequin-type ichthyosis - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Turner (1993 [32] – 2017 [33]) third oldest in the US with the same condition, and the first ever to give birth. Turner's two children do not have the disease. She died on March 3, 2017, at age 23. [34] Mason van Dyk (born 2013), despite being given a life expectancy of one to five days, was 5 years old as of July 2018. [35]

  4. She has 2 uteruses. Then she had triplets. Her case is rare ...

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    A woman born with two uteruses and two cervixes recently welcomed three healthy babies from two separate wombs. Sadie, a teacher who lives in the Midwest and asked to withhold her last name for ...

  5. Obstetrical dilemma - Wikipedia

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    The obstetrical dilemma is a hypothesis to explain why humans often require assistance from other humans during childbirth to avoid complications, whereas most non-human primates give birth unassisted with relatively little difficulty. This occurs due to the tight fit of the fetal head to the maternal birth canal, which is additionally ...

  6. 10 animal mothers that make the ultimate sacrifice - AOL

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    Here are 10 animal mothers that die after giving birth. For some species bringing new life into the world also serves as a final act. Here are 10 animal mothers that die after giving birth.

  7. Twin and triplet births are on the decline. Here's how it ...

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    In 2004, of the people younger than 35 who gave birth with the help of IVF, 32.7% delivered twins, and 4.9% delivered triplets, according to doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine ...

  8. Pain management during childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Pain in childbirth also serves to protect the child and the mother during the childbirth process. Pain has some function roles to warn the body of potential danger or to the presence of injury. In the case of pregnancy, it can help the pregnant individual to detect any danger to the child, as well as adjusting to an optimal position for childbirth.

  9. Postpartum physiological changes - Wikipedia

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    After birth, the fundus contracts downward into the pelvis one centimeter each day. After two weeks the uterus will have contracted and return into the pelvis. [9] The sensation and strength of postpartum uterine contractions can be stronger in women who have previously delivered a child or children. [10]