Week 39: Afterbirth

Week 39: Afterbirth

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You will have contractions even after your baby is born.

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You will have contractions even after your baby is born.

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Yes, that's correct.


You might think you're finished with labor and contractions once you welcome your new baby into the world, but not quite.


You still have to push out the placenta, or afterbirth. And you'll keep having contractions until it's out -- which should take less than 30 minutes.

That's the wrong answer.


You might think you're finished with labor and contractions once you welcome your new baby into the world, but not quite.


You still have to push out the placenta, or afterbirth. And you'll keep having contractions until it's out -- which should take less than 30 minutes.

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Reviewed by Traci C. Johnson, FACOG, MD on July 17, 2014

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