afterbirth

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For once, Deborah feels what it's like to be upstaged, whether by her ego, her prejudices, or, at a clarifying low point, an animal's afterbirth.

From Salon • May 12, 2022

“It was years later,” says Reed-Allen now living in Urbana, Md., “when I realized afterbirth had been left inside me and that I could have died.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021

During the three days I spend there, it smells strongly of afterbirth and the floor is flecked with blood and dirt.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2017

"It is reminiscent of the afterbirth of a dog or the world's largest chunk of phlegm."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2012

I pulled this baby into the light of life, so I will bury the afterbirth and the cord that once linked him to eternity.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya