Impurity of a Kohen from a Deceased Fetus
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Question
A fetus that died in its mother's womb after 40 days of its formation, is it permissible for Kohanim to be with the mother in the same tent before it is removed?
Answer
It is permitted because the fetus is inside her womb, and it is considered absorbed impurity, which does not impart impurity.
Source
This is explained in Chullin 72. And so ruled the Rambam in the Laws of Impurity of the Dead, Chapter 25, Halacha 12. It does not impart impurity in a tent, only the midwife who touches it becomes impure, by rabbinic decree.