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Why would a dnc be done after giving birth? after giving birth to my son, i lost about 4 pints of blood. although a little fuzzy, i remember the dr saying if they can't stop the bleeding, i'd have to have a dnc. i just remembered shivering and being col
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The : The simple answer is that you likely had retained pieces of the placenta that caused the bleeding, and the only way to "clean" out the uterus was via and d&c. The chance of this happening again would probably be the same as if it was your first baby/delivery. This event does not predispose you or increase your chances of having retained placenta with the next pregnancy/delivery. Try not to worry, this happens. Your doctors did the right thing. Congrats on your new baby!
Answered 10/3/2016
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See below: If all the placenta did not detach from the uterus during birth, there would still be a focus for the uterus to bleed from. This can easily be taken care of by a d and c.
Answered 9/28/2016
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