WHY I LOVE PLACENTOPHAGY
In the womb with your baby, nature has created the perfect organ that supports baby until birth. The placenta makes oxygen diffusion, excretes baby’s waste, supplies nutrition, and more. It is also beneficial for the mother during the postpartum period.
Placenta encapsulation is the process of taking a a placenta, after it has finished its job of nourishing your baby, and safely preparing it in a way that allows it to be put into capsules, so that they can be swallowed like a pill.
Consumption of the placenta, also known as placentophagy, is a practice that dates back to ancient times and is still common in certain cultures today.
Placentophagy, is the act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth.
The placenta contains high levels of prostaglandin which stimulates the reduction of the uterus - bringing it back to pre pregnancy size. The placenta also contains small amounts of oxytocin which eases birth stress and causes the smooth muscles around the mammary cells to contract and eject milk. Proponents also believe it can help prevent postpartum depression, may help with pain control and replace depleted iron.
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