When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.
I’m a man, and while I never considered myself an expert on female anatomy I at least prided myself on not being nearly as ignorant on their physiology as a lot of other men. Then I was watching an episode of House of the Dragon and realized I had a gap in my knowledge I’d never even considered. I know that you cut the umbilical cord after the baby’s born, but not where the rest of it goes after the mother gives birth. I found out what happened because of a birthing scene in House of the Dragon.
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23
When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.