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I'm working on VERY little sleep here, so forgive me if this doesn't make sense (I reserve the right to edit tomorrow!)...
Do you think it's possible that the Island doesn't allow pregnancies to continue to term because of its funky Island time? I mean, pregnancy has a very specific time table - heartbeat is detectable at time x, sex is detectable at x+1, lung function is achieved at x+2, delivery is achieved at x+3, etc... Since time doesn't flow at the same rate ON the island as it does OFF the island, pregnancy gets out of whack. So, it isn't the pregnancy itself that is fatal to the mothers. Instead, it's the fact that time doesn't... cooperate?
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