This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Infant deaths & child abuse, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Posthumous child is:- 
Select and explain. 
A. Child delivered after death of biological mother, B. Child delivered after death of biological father, C. Born after death of parents, D. Has been abandoned by parents
B: Child delivered after death of biological father
Answer: B: Child delivered after death of biological father 
Explanation: Posthumous Child : - It is a child born after the death of its father, the mother being conceived by the said father. - Legal issues involved are: legitimacy, inheritance of propey, compensation case for slander against the mother.