foetus
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This means the foetus is often removed and either buried separately or in the same grave as the mother, she says.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
According to Izabela's family, doctors waited for her foetus to die before acting, fearing legal consequences.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
The woman and the doctors were aware of defects affecting her foetus, but the termination of her pregnancy was delayed.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
The time, date and what appears to be the location of the scans, as well as the gestational age of the foetus, were also clearly visible.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
He was curled up like a foetus in an empty room on an old mattress that the last people to leave the Barracks had left behind in the flat.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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