Barbara is an experienced MD/PhD with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and health care industry. She is skilled in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, epidemiology (PhD), drug development, translational research, and pharmaceutical Industry. Barbara is a triple Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, OB/GYN, and Aerospace Medicine.
Whether your postpartum bleeding stopped and started again, is dark red, light, heavy, or coming out in clots, it can be a surprise, and it's understandable if you have questions.
When you get pregnant, your [uterine] lining gets very thick and has a lot of blood flow to support the growth of your baby when this is no longer needed [after the baby has been delivered], the blood flow stops and the lining dies and is shed.