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.

Interest in consuming one's placenta, known as placentophagy, appears to have risen in recent years. Elle King this week shared a photo of her mother, a doula, preparing King's placenta to be consumed ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...