Retained Placenta Symptoms After C Section
A fever a foul smelling discharge from the vaginal area large pieces of tissue coming from the placenta heavy bleeding it s difficult to say how much bleeding is heavy but contact your.
Retained placenta symptoms after c section. Any of these complications can lead to death if not diagnosed and. In most cases the symptoms of the retained placenta are the following. The most dangerous type of retained is placenta accreta with this third classification the placenta has grown deeper than intended into the uterus.
When the placenta remains in the body women often. This can cause severe blood loss after delivery. Placenta accreta is a serious pregnancy condition that occurs when the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall.
Signs and symptoms of retained placenta when you have a retained placenta in your body you will experience the symptoms of it after a day. When the placenta separates but doesn t leave the uterus it is called trapped placenta. Vaginal discharge that has a foul smell and comprises of tissue residue.
Foul smelling vaginal discharge high fever painful cramping and contracting delay in milk production postpartum hemorrhage. Complications of a retained placenta include heavy bleeding infection uterine scarring blood transfusion and hysterectomy. Although the uterus retained a small amount of poc the literature review indicated this would be considered an unfortunate complication of the birth process as opposed to negligence.
With placenta accreta part or all of the placenta remains attached. Typically the placenta detaches from the uterine wall after childbirth. If pieces of the placenta are still inside your body days or weeks after delivery you may experience symptoms including.
Fever persistent heavy bleeding with blood clots cramping and pain a foul smelling discharge. The most obvious sign of a retained placenta is a failure of all or part of the placenta to leave the body within an hour after delivery. I ve had a few people come to the er after passing retained parts it does cause cramping and can be painful but i ve been told it s not like child birth but if you have a clotting disorder i d think you would need better monitoring.