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Here's What Happens When You Deliver the Placenta
Your baby has been born, but there’s one final step — delivering the placenta. Here’s what to expect from this last stage of ...
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What Happens When the Placenta Doesn’t Come Out Naturally
After your baby's birth, you must take another significant step: delivering the placenta. In most cases, it comes out naturally within a few minutes. However, sometimes, it doesn't. This is called a ...
The placenta keeps the fetus healthy in the womb and, after birth, can be donated to strangers to offer "miraculous" healing power. The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta.
'I have never written of a stranger organ': The rise of the placenta and how it helped make us human
"Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a careful path through it. Every menstruation is testament to it. It is partly ...
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