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"Dr. Hal, is rectal birth possible?"Answer:
Welll... yes. That's right, there are recorded cases of babies that have been delivered ex fundamenti-- that is, through the rectum. Sometimes, during a pregnancy, blockage of the mother's vaginal orifice may occur, forcing the full-term fetus into the rectal area; the baby must then be expelled through the anus. A 19th century British doctor named Payne (appropriate, eh?) cites the case of a thirty-three-year-old woman who gave birth in this manner. Dr. Payne palpated the perineum, and seeing the child was located near the rectum, anesthetized the mother, a Mrs. N_____, and delivered the infant with forceps through the anal aperture "with little hemorrhage," he writes, "and an easy removal of the placenta." And, Presto! A bouncing (if somewhat smelly) baby boy.
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