Introduction. The placenta, or afterbirth, plays a vital role in supplying nutrients and oxygen
via the umbilical cord. Western medicine sees the placenta as a medical waste and discards …

Simple Summary Placentophagia is the ingestion of the placenta and afterbirth components
released during and after parturition. The maternal behavior is widespread in mammalians …

Background The post-partum consumption of the placenta by the mother (placentophagy)
has been practiced since the 1970s in the global North and is seemingly increasing in …

The term out‐of‐hospital has long been used as a kind of shorthand to refer collectively to
births that occur in birth centers or at home. However, this term has also been a persistent …

Placentophagia, ingestion of placenta and amniotic fluid, usually during parturition, is a
behavioral feature of nearly all nonaquatic, placental mammals, and is a nexus for several …

Die Einnahme der eigenen Plazenta durch die Mutter als individuelles Heilmittel im
Wochenbett ist zurückzuführen auf historische, traditionelle Anwendungen in …

A mother's postpartum ingestion of raw or processed placental tissue—referred to as human
maternal placentophagy—is an emerging health trend observed in industrialized nations …

This article examines the recent influx of post-partum placenta encapsulation, especially in a
US context. I analyze placental reuse, and its biomedical risk narratives, through an …

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Introduction Clinical studies conducted in the early to mid‐twentieth century, and recent self‐
reports by some maternal placentophagy practitioners, suggest that human maternal …