CASEBOOK: LABOUR - THIRD STAGE.Unlike in the movies and on the TV, labour doesn't stop after the baby is delivered. In the third stage the placenta is delivered. It's vital that all of the placenta and the amniotic sac amniotic sac n. See amnion. Amniotic sac The membranous sac that surrounds the embryo and fills with watery fluid as pregnancy advances. that held your baby is removed. If any is left behind it can lead to serious complications such as infection and post-partum haemorrhage, which can be lifethreatening to mum. Luckily, after giving birth to a baby the size of a small football, passing the placenta is usually a piece of cake. Unless you have a strong desire to have a natural third stage, then a drug is administered as your baby is delivered that causes the uterus to contract gently. Gentle traction is placed on the cord and the placenta is delivered in about 4-7 minutes. After the placenta is delivered the midwife MIDWIFE, med. jur. A woman who practices midwifery; a woman who pursues the business of an account. 2. A midwife is required to perform the business she undertakes with proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, (q.v. or doctor will usually put in some stitches if you have had an episiotomy Episiotomy Definition An episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the area between the vagina and anus (perineum). This is done during the last stages of labor and delivery to expand the opening of the vagina to prevent tearing during the delivery of - and then you can relax. |
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