For some moms, an umbilical cord is a reminder of their crowning glory — but why are we suddenly seeing preserved placental parts all over social media? When Megan Kilpatrick, 32, was getting ready to ...

Some women, after the birth of their child, are turning to a unconventional way to fight the baby blues. Placentaphagia, the practice of eating your own placenta, is advocated by some mothers who say ...

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 ...

Throw it back a decade or two and if a well-known, mainstream celeb said they were off to eat their placenta after giving birth, they’d probably be met with an arched eyebrow or two. Yes, the placenta ...

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