Placenta After Birth

Keeping placenta and personal choices explained

Keeping placenta and personal choices explained

What keeping the placenta can mean Keeping the placenta may mean taking it home for burial, ceremonial use, photography, private reflection, or encapsulation. For some families, the placenta represents the biological relationship between parent and fetus or marks the transition into parenthood. After pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or a complicated birth, seeing or keeping the placenta […]

Placenta disposal in hospital

Placenta disposal in hospital

Why the placenta may be retained after birth Once the placenta has been delivered, clinicians first assess it in the context of the birth. The placenta, membranes, and umbilical cord can contain information relevant to complications such as preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, hypertensive disease, infection, unexplained fetal or neonatal illness, placental abruption, or significant […]