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* '''Subverted''':
** The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal and Alice gives birth to a normal kid…
** Although Alice ''is'' a pregnant virgin, [[Series/JaneTheVirgin the pregnancy is the result of a medical mistake]], not anything supernatural.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** …until the kid's abnormalities manifest themselves at [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].
** Except that the sperm donor was a superhero, and the kid is born with superpowers.

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* '''Subverted''':
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'''Subverted''': The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal and Alice gives birth to a normal kid…
** Although Alice ''is'' a pregnant virgin, [[Series/JaneTheVirgin the pregnancy is the result of a medical mistake]], not anything supernatural.
* '''Double Subverted''':
**
Subverted''': …until the kid's abnormalities manifest themselves at [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].
** Except that the sperm donor was a superhero, and the kid is born with superpowers.
puberty]].



** In Alice's society, pregnancy and sex are only to happen in the context of marriage. Alice is not married, and even though she did not become pregnant through [[SexTropes ordinary means]], she is subject to HonorRelatedAbuse or SlutShaming.

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* '''Subverted''': The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal and Alice gives birth to a normal kid…

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal and Alice gives birth to a normal kid…



* '''Double Subverted''': …until the kid's abnormalities manifest themselves at [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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…until the kid's abnormalities manifest themselves at [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].



* '''Averted''': All pregnancies that appear have no supernatural involvement
** No pregnancies are shown throughout the work

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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All pregnancies that appear have no supernatural involvement
involvement.
** No pregnancies are shown throughout the workwork.
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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant, even if they are a virgins, infertile, post-menopausal, and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.

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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant, even if they are a virgins, infertile, post-menopausal, and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.
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** In Alice's society, pregnancy and sex are only to happen in the context of marriage. Alice is not married, and even though she did not become pregnant through [[SexTropes ordinary means]], she is subject to HonorRelatedAbuse or SlutShaming.
** Alice has a boyfriend, fiance, or husband, and when he finds out that she's pregnant but not by him, [[MistakenForCheating he assumes she cheated on him]] and dumps her (and the breakup is ''really'' ugly). [[IfICantHaveYou He might even kill her]], or injure her.
** The pregnancy is a TeenPregnancy, and Alice doesn't even have the means to take care of herself, let alone a baby. The gods/faeries/resident witch/resident MadScientist/etc. have no concept of child support.
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* '''Lampshaded''': Alice's midwife gives her advice to protect her unborn baby from magicians. Alice brushes it off, and the baby gets affected by magic. When the midwife finds out, she chastises Alice for not following her advice. "I'm a widwife--I see this all the time! I know what I'm talking about! Why didn't you take the precautions I told you to?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': Alice's midwife gives her advice to protect her unborn baby from magicians. Alice brushes it off, and the baby gets affected by magic. When the midwife finds out, she chastises Alice for not following her advice. "I'm a widwife--I midwife--I see this all the time! I know what I'm talking about! Why didn't you take the precautions I told you to?"
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** Although Alice ''is'' a pregnant virgin, [[Series/JaneTheVirgin the pregnancy is the result of a medical mistake]], not anything supernatural.


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** Except that the sperm donor was a superhero, and the kid is born with superpowers.
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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant, even if they are a virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.

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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant, even if they are a virgins, infertile infertile, post-menopausal, and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The character who becomes pregnant is [[MisterSeahorse a man.]]

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* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice is just infertile and uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.
** MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the curse caused it.

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* '''Downplayed''':
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'''Downplayed''': Alice is just infertile and uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.
** MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the curse caused it.
child.



* '''Implied''': MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the curse caused it.



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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.

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** Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant pregnant, even if they are a virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt.



** MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the curse caused the hemophilia.

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** MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the curse caused the hemophilia.it.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice thinks the her unborn child was conceived due to magical means, only to realize that wasn't the case… until she goes in for a sonogram and realized the child is a FetusTerrible. The characters perform a ritual to make the baby normal and it seems to work… until Jill gives birth to a magical baby… but the baby loses its powers after a while.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice thinks the her unborn child was conceived due to magical means, only to realize that wasn't the case… until she goes in for a sonogram and realized the child is a FetusTerrible. The characters perform a ritual to make the baby normal and it seems to work… until Jill Alice gives birth to a magical baby… but the baby loses its powers after a while.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???Alice's midwife gives her advice to protect her unborn baby from magicians. Alice brushes it off, and the baby gets affected by magic. When the midwife finds out, she chastises Alice for not following her advice. "I'm a widwife--I see this all the time! I know what I'm talking about! Why didn't you take the precautions I told you to?"



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice knows that her baby was affected by magic, so she aborts it.

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* '''Straight''': Jane gets pregnant due to magical means.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt. The magic affects their pregnancies in outlandish fantastic ways and leads to the birth of super-magical children.
* '''Downplayed''': Jane is just infertile and uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.
* '''Justified''': [[AWizardDidIt The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do that]] and it is a normal occurence.
* '''Inverted''': A realistically complicated pregnancy is simplified using magical or science fiction means.
* '''Subverted''': The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...perfectly normal until Jane gives birth to a magical child

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* '''Straight''': Jane '''Straight''':
**Alice
gets pregnant due to magical means.
**Alice's baby is hexed in her womb.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone '''Exaggerated''':
**Everyone
in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt. The AWizardDidIt.
**The
magic affects their pregnancies in outlandish fantastic ways and leads to the birth of super-magical children.
* '''Downplayed''': Jane '''Downplayed''':
**Alice
is just infertile and uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.
* '''Justified''': [[AWizardDidIt The magic/technolgy in **MaybeMagicMaybeMundane--Alice's enemy {{curse}}s her and her baby, and her child is then born with hemophilia, but it's not clear if the setting is established to be able to do that]] and it curse caused the hemophilia.
* '''Justified''':
**Alice
is a normal occurence.witch who has been struggling with infertility. Using magic to conceive a child is a reasonable thing for her to do.
**Babies are more vulnerable to magic than full-grown adults.
* '''Inverted''': A realistically complicated pregnancy is simplified using magical means.

* '''Inverted''': A realistically complicated pregnancy is simplified using magical or science fiction means.
* '''Subverted''': The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal...
normal and Alice gives birth to a normal kid…
* '''Double Subverted''': ...perfectly normal until Jane gives birth to a magical childSubverted''': …until the kid's abnormalities manifest themselves at [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].



* '''Zig Zagged''': Jill thinks the her unborn child was conceived due to magical means, only to realize that wasn't the case... until she goes in for a sonogram and realized the child is a Fetus Terrible. The characters perform a ritual to make the baby normal and it seems to work... until Jill gives birth to a magical baby, but the baby loses its powers after a while.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Jill Alice thinks the her unborn child was conceived due to magical means, only to realize that wasn't the case... case… until she goes in for a sonogram and realized the child is a Fetus Terrible. FetusTerrible. The characters perform a ritual to make the baby normal and it seems to work... work… until Jill gives birth to a magical baby, baby… but the baby loses its powers after a while.



** The pregnancy ends up leading to complications that hurt/kill the unborn child and/or [[DeathByChildbirth kill the mother]].

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** The pregnancy ends up leading to complications that hurt/kill the unborn child and/or [[DeathByChildbirth kill the mother]].



* '''Reconstructed''': Her unnatural pregnancy leaves a lasting psychological impact on Alice, who develops emotional problems due to the ordeal. But then Alice is an IronWoobie--she [[TookALevelInBadass Takes a Level in Badass]], and her supernatural child form a BadassFamily.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Jill thinks the her unborn child was conceived due to magical means, only to realize that wasn't the case... until she goes in for a sonogram and realized the child is a Fetus Terrible. The characters perform a ritual to make the baby normal and it seems to work... until Jill gives birth to a magical baby, but the baby loses its powers after a while.



** No pregnancies are shown

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** No pregnancies are shown throughout the work



** The unnatural pregnancy leaves a impact on the mother, who develops emotional problems due to the ordeal.

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** The unnatural pregnancy leaves a lasting psychological impact on the mother, who develops emotional problems due to the ordeal.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The pregnancy ends up leading to complications that hurt/kill the unborn child and/or [[DeathByChildbirth kill the mother]]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The pregnancy ends up leading to complications that hurt/kill the unborn child and/or [[DeathByChildbirth kill the mother]]]mother]].
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* '''Justified''': The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do that.

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* '''Justified''': [[AWizardDidIt The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do that.that]] and it is a normal occurence.



* '''Double Subverted''': Perfectly normal until Jane gives birth to a magical child

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* '''Double Subverted''': Perfectly Subverted''': ...perfectly normal until Jane gives birth to a magical child
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
The characters believe the pregnancy involves supernatural means, but turns out the pregnancy is perfectly normal...
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Perfectly normal until Jane gives birth to a magical child



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???All pregnancies that appear have no supernatural involvement
** No pregnancies are shown



* '''Deconstructed''': The pregnancy ends up leading to complications that hurt/kill the unborn child and/or [[DeathByChildbirth kill the mother]]]
** The unnatural pregnancy leaves a impact on the mother, who develops emotional problems due to the ordeal.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt. The magic affects their pregnancies in outlandish fantastic ways and leads to the birth of super-magical children.
* '''Downplayed''': Jane uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins virgins, infertile and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt. The magic affects their pregnancies in outlandish fantastic ways and leads to the birth of super-magical children.
* '''Downplayed''': Jane is just infertile and uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child.



* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???A realistically complicated pregnancy is simplified using magical or science fiction means.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character's pregnancy is complicated by supernatural means
* '''Straight''': Jane gets pregnant due to magical means

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'''Basic Trope''': A character's pregnancy is induced and[=/=]or complicated by supernatural means
means.
* '''Straight''': Jane gets pregnant due to magical meansmeans.



* '''Downplayed''': Jane uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child
* '''Justified''': The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do that

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* '''Downplayed''': Jane uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child
child.
* '''Justified''': The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do thatthat.



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'''Basic Trope''': A character's pregnancy is complicated by supernatural means
* '''Straight''': Jane gets pregnant due to magical means
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the setting manages to get pregnant even if they are a virgins and/or [[MisterSeahorse biologically male]] because AWizardDidIt. The magic affects their pregnancies in outlandish fantastic ways and leads to the birth of super-magical children.
* '''Downplayed''': Jane uses magic to increase her fertility and allow her to conceive a child
* '''Justified''': The magic/technolgy in the setting is established to be able to do that
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