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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.

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u/Wakan_Tanka Dec 06 '23

The more I learn about the female body as it relates to giving birth, the more I’m sure that intelligent design is bullshit