Questions regarding retained placenta and subsequent births

[Trillian]

I had one with my 3rd birth, but I had a syncto induction and I think that the retained placenta had something to do with that. You are classed as slightly higher risk of having another one once you've had one, but it really isn't a big thing to worry about - much ado about nothing if you ask me. I doubt that you not having the injection after the birth was the cause of it happening - sometimes it does just happen - but I wouldn't bet on it as a sureity kwim? I was told 1 in 25 births will result in a retained placenta, but I'm not sure of the accuracy of those stats. If you put baby to the breast immediately after the birth without any contact to the baby from anyone else, you can lower the incidence of it happening because you get your body's natural pictocinon's happening once baby is at the breast and this helps with the release of the placenta, as does leaving the cord to pulsate and having a physiological third stage (where there is no injection given), which was my intention for Alister's birth only the cord was around his neck and needed to be cut to get him out. I didn't have a retained placenta at all though.