MOTHER EATS HER PLACENTA AFTER CHILD BIRTH
The placenta, an organ that connects a fetus to the mother’s uterine wall to facilitate nutrient, oxygen, and waste transfer via the mother’s bloodstream, has been used in various rituals and ceremonies for centuries .
Among these rituals is placenta eating.
Your placenta: You could dry it and put it in pills. You could stir-fry it with onions. You could even eat it raw in the delivery room.
Some countries see placentophagy, or placenta eating, as a celebration of the miracle of childbirth. In Vietnam and China, the placenta is seen as a life-giving force. Thus, some people in these countries add dried and ground placenta to their food in order to increase their energy and improve their health.
There is certain logic to the placenta being the perfect after-birth food, as throughout the pregnancy, it facilitates the transfer of food and nutrients from the mother’s body to the baby. This is why some mothers in western countries are opting to eat their placenta after childbirth and why there are some websites that sell encapsulated placenta that mothers can take every day to improve their well-being.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvESV-0P_5CxHETT-YUvNnI9mVAgU2uiewuXVw0lyey_rEPuGxQMzaIVSWNThMpU8UFTLf5OrPLziLrNpXQYohFFK1_7QM4OfwmI44Lhstn6B4NAvaQbqHXDqx7evf39LEcWDySidMZmH/s320/IMG_20181025_105217_133.JPG)
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In animals other than humans, eating the afterbirth has some perks. It might reduce labor pains in a female dog, for example, as her remaining puppies are born, and it can encourage the mother to bond with her newborns.
People who support eating the placenta say that it can raise your energy and breast milk quantity. They also say it can level off your hormones, lowering your chances of postpartum depression and insomnia .
Human placentophagy isn't new. Throughout history, different cultures have done it, although they don't always think it's a good thing.
This tradition is followed in China, Jamaica, and some parts of India.
Among these rituals is placenta eating.
Your placenta: You could dry it and put it in pills. You could stir-fry it with onions. You could even eat it raw in the delivery room.
Some countries see placentophagy, or placenta eating, as a celebration of the miracle of childbirth. In Vietnam and China, the placenta is seen as a life-giving force. Thus, some people in these countries add dried and ground placenta to their food in order to increase their energy and improve their health.
There is certain logic to the placenta being the perfect after-birth food, as throughout the pregnancy, it facilitates the transfer of food and nutrients from the mother’s body to the baby. This is why some mothers in western countries are opting to eat their placenta after childbirth and why there are some websites that sell encapsulated placenta that mothers can take every day to improve their well-being.
In animals other than humans, eating the afterbirth has some perks. It might reduce labor pains in a female dog, for example, as her remaining puppies are born, and it can encourage the mother to bond with her newborns.
People who support eating the placenta say that it can raise your energy and breast milk quantity. They also say it can level off your hormones, lowering your chances of postpartum depression and insomnia .
Human placentophagy isn't new. Throughout history, different cultures have done it, although they don't always think it's a good thing.
This tradition is followed in China, Jamaica, and some parts of India.
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