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Retained Placenta

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

Retained placenta is a condition in which all or part of the placenta or membranes remains in the uterus during the third stage of labor. It can be broadly divided into failed separation of the placenta from the uterine lining, and placenta that has separated from the uterine lining but is retained within the uterus.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Reproductive System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
XV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium 1
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
Wikipedia
  • List of chapters, Chapter XV
    Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Non-infectious classification
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