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Not all women, particularly those who have never had a child, know what to expect in childbirth. If a woman, by whatever means, ends her baby’s life in the womb, she still has to deliver it. Having a baby is difficult and painful—I have had five, and there is no other way to describe it. The body has to contract to expel the baby from the womb. If the body is not contracting, drugs are administered. If wrongly administered, they can cause the contractions to come too fast, which is acutely painful. If issued too slowly, they can be ineffective. So, a dead baby must be delivered. It may be too big. She is on her own. It may be lying at the wrong angle. The woman may be unable—