Diseases

Retained Placenta

A placenta that fails to be expelled after BIRTH of the FETUS. A PLACENTA is retained when the UTERUS fails to contract after the delivery of its content, or when the placenta is abnormally attached to the MYOMETRIUM.

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Abstract

A placenta that fails to be expelled after BIRTH of the FETUS. A PLACENTA is retained when the UTERUS fails to contract after the delivery of its content, or when the placenta is abnormally attached to the MYOMETRIUM.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Placenta, Retained
  • Placentas, Retained
  • Retained Placentas

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Placenta (1966-1994)
  • Placenta Diseases (1970-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retained Placenta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018457. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018457
  2. Retained Placenta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retained_placenta
  3. Retained Placenta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7316626