Manual removal of placenta

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I had my baby almost 4 weeks ago, it was a vaginal birth with epidural and ventouse. Unfortunately the placenta was strongly attached and I had to go to the theatre for a manual removal 🥴
I am wondering whether the same thing is likely to happen if I have a second baby? Is there anyone with similar experience?

Hi I had a similar experience 2 years ago but I had a very quick labour and my placenta was literally dragged out in pieces as as soon as the baby came out the contractions stopped completely.
We are thinking of TTC next year and I honestly think Iv got some ptsd about the placenta situation! I know if you've had it once you have a higher chance of it happening again. You had my sympathies, it's invasive and undignified and quite scary.

My 1st was a manual extraction under a general. 2nd came out on its own no issues.

I had this for my first, but my second was fine, it just came out like usual. Mine was removed manually because the cord snapped and it wasn’t coming out. The midwifes we’re debating doing it themselves or whether they should send me to theatre. So relieved in hindsight they sent me to theatre especially given i needed lots of stitches for a tear!

First was retained 2nd was normal 3rd was retained the difference between them was I had the synthetic hormone drip with first and third not second its apparently a known side effect

That’s interesting @Theunamedcat I had the synthetic drip with first (and placenta was retained) and nothing with second (and placenta was fine - Im sure it was although I was in a bit of shock and have no memory of a placenta!)

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Yes, interesting! I was given synthetic drip for the pushing stage as contractions got a bit weak and I had an epidural. I had no idea it could be a side effect! 😮

I don’t think it’s clear that the synto infusion causes retained placenta or is just associated. Uterine atony is one of the risk factors for retained placenta but is also one of the indications for needing a synto infusion in labour, so it’s not clear (as far as I know, but I’m not an obstetrician), if it’s the underlying uterine problem that’s a risk factor for the retained placenta or the the use of the synto.

I remember reading something about this lately that says if it happened to you before there's a 25% chance of it happening again (with the baseline risk being 6% or something like that). I'm pregnant with DC2 and really hoping it doesn't happen again! I don't remember anything about the removal tbh except how painful it was.