Presumably even if the child was born alive and later died of its injuries, the only penalty would be a monetary fine. While it is possible for a woman to have more children, it is very difficult for a child to grow up without its mother. If there are other children in her home, her death would adversely affect a larger circle, with ripples that spread for generations. One may infer from this law that if the mother's life is in danger, it would be better to abort the child and save the mother. There are other laws which may relate to this issue.
Children born as the result of incest often have severe birth defects.
The law does not speak about euthanasia. However, it is noteworthy that it specifies that a first born child must attain the age of one month before being redeemed by an offering and, for the purpose of vows, does not set a value on a child younger than one month old. Since the spirit has already been insulted in this way, the further damage of treating the parts of the body in which it would have lived as commerce would be forbidden. Both mother and doctor would be forbidden from selling any part of it. If the civil law prohibited the sale of fetuses, scientists would search for other sources for the elements they now supply, and in all likelihood find better alternatives.