The third stage of labour

The third stage of labour

Once baby’s born, the placenta comes away from the womb together with the membranes.

What are ''stages of labour''?
What is the third stage of labour?
How long does it take for the placenta to be delivered after birth? Is it riskier to have a natural 3rd stage(and potentially risk haemorrhage) or to have the syntometrine (and risk the uterus contracting too quickly?) Are there any side effects to having the syntometrine injection?
I am almost 35 weeks pregnant with my 6th baby. I have been warned that after 4 children you are more at risk of bleeding during 3rd stage of pregnancy. I have not had any problems in other labours, but this was made more of issue by consultant in early pregnancy. It was never mentioned in other pregnancies which has slightly scared me. How serious are the risks? Is this likely to effect my plans to have a water birth?

Wednesday, 7 June, 2023

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