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The most common reason for postpartum hemorrhage is uterine atony, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 July 2019
Bleeding during or after childbirth: Uterine complications during or after childbirth, like when the organ doesn’t contract properly after the baby is out (this is known as uterine atony), can lead to severe hemorrhaging.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Feb. 2018
Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 July 2019
Bleeding during or after childbirth: Uterine complications during or after childbirth, like when the organ doesn’t contract properly after the baby is out (this is known as uterine atony), can lead to severe hemorrhaging.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Feb. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin atonia, from Greek, from atonos without tone, from a- + tonos tone
First Known Use
1693, in the meaning defined above
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“Atony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atony. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
atony
noun
at·o·ny
ˈat-ᵊn-ē 
variants
or atonia
plural atonies or atonias
: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ
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