Why was the word folded used to describe a still-born daughter?

 Ashwood Cemetery, Worcester, Worcestershire
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A busy crematorium with a curiously small car park and the least active "working" gardeners we have ever seen.
 
 
 Why was the word "folded" used to describe a still-born daughter? 
 
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