Talmud for Shabbat 258:8
אמר שמואל אכל חטה והקיז דם לא הקיז אלא לאותה חטה והנ"מ לרפואה אבל לאוקולי מיקיל
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Jerusalem Talmud Shabbat
So is the Mishnah: “Everything that is necessary for a woman in childbirth one does on the Sabbath.60In this reading the Mishnah does not anticipate the topic of the next Chapter; also the statement of Mishnah 18:3 in the original text is repeated in 19:2.” It was stated:61Tosephta 15:3, Babli 129b. In these Babylonian sources the reason is given that the baby might catch a cold if the placenta remains exposed. “Concerning the placenta on the Sabbath, the rich women hide it in oil, the poor ones hide it in straw and sand. Both hide it in the earth, to give a pledge to Earth62To ensure that Earth will have space ready for burial if the newborn should need it at the end of his life..”
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