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Retained placenta after vaginal birth

Author

Andrew Weeks, MD, MRCOG

Professor of International Maternal Health

Sanyu Research Unit

University of Liverpool

Section Editor

Vincenzo Berghella, MD

Section Editor — Obstetrics

Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Thomas Jefferson University

Deputy Editor

Vanessa A Barss, MD, FACOG

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Harvard Medical School

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