noun
Medical term for the placenta and fetal membranes expelled after childbirth. The reading あとざん is standard; のちざん is a less common variant.
分娩後、医師は後産が完全に排出されたか確認した。
After delivery, the doctor checked whether the afterbirth had been completely expelled.
後産の処理は感染予防の
Proper handling of the afterbirth is important for infection prevention.
胎盤 specifically refers to the placenta as an organ during pregnancy, while 後産 refers to the placenta and membranes expelled after birth.
Compound of 後 (あと, 'after') and 産 (さん, 'birth'), literally 'after-birth'.