Afterbirth and Parturition column

• Afterbirth


  The organ that nourished the fetus during pregnancy (placenta and fetal membranes) expelled after childbirth
• Other names for afterbirth

  None (commonly used term)
• Timing of afterbirth

  Third stage of labor (after the baby is born)
• Medical term for afterbirth

  Placenta and membranes
• Parturition


  The entire childbirth process
• Other names for parturition


  Childbirth, labor, delivery
• Timing of parturition


  All three stages of labor (dilation, expulsion, and placental)
• Medical term for parturition

  Parturition