Ali Fedotowsky-Manno told People that she needed postpartum surgery to remove the placenta left in her uterus after giving birth. According to Ali, the placenta was "stuck inside" of her and "wouldn't ...

In Caesarean deliveries the placenta is usually removed by hand or by a technique known as 'cord traction'. A recent systematic review by Cochrane Researchers shows that cord traction poses less risk ...

Like mama, like son — in good times and bad. Now, while the cold is old news, he still “does have weird breathing in general,” the former Bachelorette star, 34, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview ...

The placenta keeps the fetus healthy in the womb and, after birth, can be donated to strangers to offer "miraculous" healing power. The Cleveland Clinic describes the vital role of a healthy placenta.

Just ask Ali Fedotowsky-Manno, who experienced some pretty unpleasant postpartum side effects first-hand. Six months after giving birth to her son, Riley Doran, Ali underwent postpartum surgery to ...