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What is afterbirth?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 12/21/2022

The material that leaves the body right after the delivery; it is the placenta and other such structures that served to carry the baby through the pregnancy.

After birth is discharge of the placenta and fetal membranes from the uterus after the birth of offspring.

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∙ 10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Do horses eat their afterbirth?

Horses may eat their afterbirth.

Which event is part of afterbirth?

The placenta that is expelled AFTER the BIRTH of a child, hence the name....afterbirth.

What is placenta called after it is expelled from the body after childbirth?

the placenta is called an afterbirth after the baby is born

What do monkey's do with their afterbirth?

eat it

What is the afterbirth called?

placenta

What is Macbeth wading in?

afterbirth

If animals eat the afterbirth of their newborns why don't human mothers?

Humans have ceremonies surrounding the afterbirth and it is often buried.

How can you detach 4 newborn kittens from afterbirth?

Mother cats will separate the afterbirth from the kittens during the birthing process.

Is it okay that chihuahuas dont eat afterbirth?

yes you should try and take the afterbirth off the dog before she eats it

What is an afterbirth?

An afterbirth is the collective name for the material expelled via the birth canal, including the placenta, following childbirth in mammals.

What is Another name for the placenta?

Afterbirth

How much does afterbirth weigh?

About 18lbs!