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 | | The afterbirth consists primarily of a placenta, connected to the fetus by an umbilicus, and also includes amnionic and chorionic membranes and a large quantity of fluid. |
 | | The Shilliuk, apparently practicing symbolic ingestion of the afterbirth, buried the placenta at the roots of a fruit tree, then during the next season ritualistically ate the fruit or drank tea brewed from the fruit. |
 | | Certainly, the intense attraction to the afterbirth manifested by mothers during delivery can not he predicted from the behavior of virgins toward the sub stances, since, at least in rodents, the majority of virgins not only do not eat placenta, but behave as if it were strongly aversive. |
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