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Afterbirth
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the placenta and associated tissues expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
afterbirths
What is "afterbirth"?
Afterbirth refers to the placenta, which is the organ that provides nutrients and oxygen to the baby during pregnancy, and other tissues that are delivered from the uterus after a baby is born. It occurs during the final stage of childbirth and is essential for completing the delivery process. The afterbirth is comes out through the birth canal shortly after the baby.
Examples
After the baby was born, the doctor took care of delivering the afterbirth.
