What if mom keeps bleeding or the placenta doesn’t emerge?
If mom is bleeding, she can engage some herbs like Shepherd’s Purse (after the placenta is expelled) or Motherwort. The placenta will usually come on its own if you move around, stand up, walk about. Or, you can have someone apply gentle pressure to the stomach, then gently near into the mother to open her a bit so that it slides out. You can also apply very slow, gentle traction to the cord to see if you can tug it out; never pull too hard. If these things don’t work, head to the hospital.
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