SCP 8935, Tokophobia, the virgin birth.

Tokophobia is a significant fear of childbirth and pregnancy, and it's a trait that can affect

people of all genders, not just among individuals that can give birth. Like many phobias,

there is a bit of rationality to being afraid of childbirth, since as common as it is,

it's still an extreme process for a human to go through. Many things can go wrong for both

child and mother, and especially in decades past,

complications could arise that couldn't be easily solved.

Obviously, 8935 is all about anomalous pregnancies, and the childbirth here is far,

far worse than any mundane pregnancy, as well as the

circumstances surrounding said pregnancies. Let's take a look.

SCP 8935 has an extensive set of containment procedures, which we'll get to in a moment,

but let's start with the description.

8935 is the group designation for a hostile anomalous entity inhabiting the Tanny Mine near Woods-Holler, West Virginia, as well as the specific personnel affected by its cycle of ritualistic activity.

SCP 8935-A is an individual that is both affected by its cycle of ritualistic activity.

SCP 8935-A is an individual that is both capable of bearing children and who has not engaged in intercourse during their lifetime.

This individual will experience sudden and unexpected human parthenogenesis, meaning a virgin birth, at the beginning of the ritual activity period.

The individual will always be among the population of Woods Holler, and has traditionally been

a childbearing person between the ages of 16 and 32, with very few examples of one being older or younger, and only if no other

appropriate candidate exists.

8935-A instances become aware of their involvement in the ritual by way of an unusually severe

vaginal discharge outside of their normal cycle of menstruation.

The gestation that follows is typically shortened, with the longest on record lasting 23 weeks,

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