Stone Babies

Lindsay and Madison discuss stone babies, or lithopedion, as well as how crazy the human body is, that it’s not cool to manhandle a calcified corpse, and the dangers women face during pregnancy. Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussions of deceased children.

Information pulled from the following sources:

• 2020 Psychology Today article by Robert D. Martin, Ph.D.
• 2018 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow
• 2016 Wonders & Marvels post by Helen King
• 2014 Jezebel article by Lyz Lenz
• 2014 Strange Remains post
• 2013 James Edward Hughes post
• 2004 Deseret News article by Bill Sones and Rich Sones, Ph.D.
• 1996 Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine article by Jan Bondeson MD LicSc
• 1921 Extra-Uterine Pregnancy book by Edward A. Schumann, M.D.
• Lithopedion Baby blog post
• Wikipedia

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