Animals do it. Chinese medicine has advocated it for centuries. The practice of eating your placenta, called placentophagy, isn't anything new, but some modern-day moms swear by it in the hopes that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington Post/Getty Images Eating your own placenta is marketed to come with benefits such as increased milk production.

You may want to wait until after lunch to read about the latest fad in childbirth: placenta-eating. The practice has been around for a while, and many animals do it, but it’s now enjoying renewed ...

Fueled by stories on the Internet of women who say their placentas hold healing powers for postpartum depression and other post-baby problems, more Chicago women are weighing the value of eating their ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The placenta is what develops in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Calvin Harris posted to Instagram intimate photos of his wife, Vick Hope, during and immediately after the birth of their son ...

Sara Pereira is a pre and post-natal massage therapist and a licensed placenta encapsulation specialist. She dehydrates the placenta and pulverizes it into capsules. There is no data or research ...

Before you imagine someone eating a raw human organ, know that Lindburg — and some other mothers — actually swallow capsules containing powdered placenta that has been cleaned, steamed, sliced, ...

Doctors have a clear message for mothers: Stop eating your placenta — or risk your baby’s health. One group of doctors from Oregon detailed the case of one baby with a grave bacterial infection after ...

Eating your own placenta is marketed to come with benefits such as increased milk production. However, there is no scientific evidence that supports these claims. I chose not to encapsulate my ...