Placenta Processing

Postpartum placenta consumption is reported to expedite healing after birth by reducing postpartum bleeding, enhance uterine involution, reduce maternal discomforts, resolve anemia, improve lactation and bonding with baby, replenish and regulate hormones, and promote sound sleep.

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List Adapted from Jodi Selander, Allison Cantor, Sharon M. Young & Daniel C. Benyshek: “Human Maternal Placentophagy: A Survey of Self-Reported Motivations and Experiences Associated with Placenta Consumption.” Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 52:2, 2013, pp 93-115.