Hi read in my hospital notes that i had two placentas but only gave birth to one child why would this be?

Question

Hi read in my hospital notes that i had two placentas but only gave birth to one child why would this be?

Answer 1

     There are several potential reasons for this.  First, it could be that the placenta was delivered in two pieces, which means that you had one placenta that did not come out intact, so they had to remove the remaining piece.  Or perhaps you originally conceived twins, but the one didn't develop.  This happens more often than people realize.