USA Today Examines Practice Of Ingesting Placenta To Mitigate Postpartum Depression

USA Today on Thursday examined the practice known as placentophagy, in which the placenta of a pregnant woman is saved, dried and emulsified, then placed in gelatin capsules and taken by the mother in the months after childbirth. Hospitals usually store placentas for a few days to allow for testing if there is a postpregnancy complication but then destroy them, according to USA Today. [click link ...
From: www.medicalnewstoday.com