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Palawan traditional healer, a man, who assists during childbirth By palpating the abdomen of a pregnant woman, he is able to know the exact time when the woman is going to deliver. During delivery, he forcefully pushes the uterine fundus until all the products of conception are out, ie, the infant, placenta and any aring (described a fingerlike projections of the placenta which may cause death when retained)
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Province: Palawan

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