In Caesarean deliveries the placenta is usually removed by hand or by a technique known as 'cord traction'. A recent systematic review by Cochrane researchers shows that cord traction poses less risk ...
Reviewed by Dr. Catherine Shaffer, Ph.D. Labor is not complete with the birth of the baby. The final stage of labor is when the placenta comes out of the uterus. Once the baby is born, the placenta is ...
A young mom died 12 days after giving birth at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx because a doctor-in-training left behind a large part of the placenta — a fatal blunder, an autopsy showed. Athena ...