It is important to note that the act of childbearing was and is not a sin. It is not the birth that makes the woman unclean nor is there any mention of the baby being unclean, but it is about the discharge of blood. The sacrifice was followed by the report that the women was clean, not that she is forgiven. Ross notes, “No forgiveness is necessary because there was no sin, no moral impurity. The effect of the washing and sacrifice was automatic: the physical impurity was removed automatically.”1
6 Lorsque les jours de sa purification seront accomplis, pour un fils ou pour une fille, elle apportera au sacrificateur, à l'entrée de la tente d'assignation, un agneau d'un an pour l'holocauste, et un jeune pigeon ou une tourterelle pour le sacrifice d'expiation.