AFTERBIRTH

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N., Pam M.S.
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noun. 3rd and last phase of childbirth, wherein the placenta and other birth membranes are delivered.

AFTERBIRTH: "Most mothers in developed countries choose not to see the afterbirth."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BREECH BIRTH
  2. EQUILIBRIUM POTENTIAL
  3. PREGNANCY
  4. ORDER EFFECT
  5. BIRTH INJURY
  6. PREMATURITY
  7. TETRODOTOXIN (TTX)
  8. ESTRADIOL
  9. THIOPENTAL
  10. ANAL STAGE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "AFTERBIRTH," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/afterbirth/ (accessed May 10, 2021).
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