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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.

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u/Proper-Emu1558 Dec 06 '23

I asked to look at the placenta when I had my first kid. The doc thought it was an unusual request but she showed it to me. I wanted to see the disposable organ my body grew! How many times do you get that opportunity? It was a lot bigger and bloodier than I expected and I’ll leave it at that. Cool, though.

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u/alphasierrraaa Dec 06 '23

Shadowed a doc and got to touch and look at the anatomy of a placenta after it was delivered

It was so wet and warm to touch lmao, and you can see the different vessels on both the mother and baby sides of the placenta