#7 Rare phenomenon
Coffin birth, known in academia by the more accurate term postmortem fetal extrusion. A rare phenomena discussed very seldom in medical discourse. This kind of postmortem delivery occurs very rarely during the decomposition of a body.
#6 Process of coffin birth
In this process there is expulsion of a non viable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a deceased pregnant woman as a result of the increasing pressure of intra-abdominal gases. During the decomposition of a human body, naturally occurring bacteria in the organs of the abdominal cavity generate gases which causes the body to swell and the confined pressure of the gases can squeeze the uterus which is forced out of the body through the vaginal opening.
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#5 Bizarre conditions
And when the body of a pregnant woman swells things can become bizarre.The main differences lie in the state of the mother and fetus and the mechanism of delivery. In natural childbirth,the contractions encourage the infant to emerge from the womb whereas during coffin birth,built up gas pressure within the putrefied body of a pregnant woman pushes the dead fetus from the body of the mother.
#4 Earlier case
The earliest presented case occurred in 1551 when a pregnant woman was tried and hanged by the courts of the Spanish Inquisition. Four hours after her death, and while the body still hung by the neck,two dead infants were seen to fall free of the body. This is unusual for the short amount of time elapsed between death and the postmortem delivery. There is much more to discover, so do not miss it.
#3 Recent times
In 2008,the body of a 38 year old woman,seven months pregnant, was discovered four days after she had disappeared from her residence in Panama.The body had suffered from the tropical heat and high humidity,and was bloated and highly discoloured.At autopsy,the remains of the fetus were discovered in the woman's undergarments.
#2 Disturbing to hear
Of all the strange medical phenomena out there, this might be the most disturbing. The phenomenon has been recorded under disparate circumstances and is occasionally seen in a modern forensic context when the body of a pregnant woman lies undisturbed and undiscovered for some time following death.something very interesting is about to come so, continue reading.
#1 Bioarchaeology
Coffin birth can be very difficult to recognize once a body has undergone complete skeletonization, and bio-archaeologists are often very cautious about asserting the presence of this phenomenon. This would explain why we have not heard of earlier cases of coffin birth,although archaeologists speculate that it did occur in earlier eras as well.
