And then baby's head comes out, and I'm screaming and my
brother who's been videotaping the whole thing turns green,
his eyes roll up in his head and he blacks out, he drops
the camera, the camera breaks, and then the placenta comes flying out.
Posted on 05/02/2019 9:38:36 AM PDT by Gamecock
Eating your placenta provides no mental health benefits for new mothers, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia and the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services’ Research Institute.
The study, published online today in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, is the largest so far to look at the effects of eating one’s placenta—a practice known as placentophagy. Researchers used data from a 10-year genetic study involving 138 women with a history of mood disorders and compared data on outcomes between those who had eaten their placenta and those who had not.
“When you ask women why they’re consuming their placenta, many will say that they think it will help improve their mood in the postpartum period,” said Jehannine Austin, professor in the UBC faculty of medicine, the executive director of the research institute and lead investigator of the study. “But there has been no research evidence showing that it really works, and our new study adds weight to this idea.”
Eating one’s placenta following childbirth is a growing trend, with many celebrities claiming that the practice provided them with health benefits, including preventing postpartum depression. However, previous studies have shown that consuming human placenta poses risks for mothers and their babies, including viral and bacterial infections.
Given the health risks associated with consuming your placenta, and the absence of detectable benefits, we strongly recommend women do not, and instead look to other mental wellness resources Jehannine Austin, professor in the UBC faculty of medicine
The study also showed that women who consumed their placentas did not have more energy, had no increase in their vitamin B12 levels, and required no less lactation assistance than women who consumed their placentas.
Austin recommends that women who are concerned about postpartum depression speak with their doctor, midwife, or a public health nurse. Additionally, British Columbian women can access services through the Pacific Post Partum Support Society and the Reproductive Mental Health program at BC Children’s Hospital.
No more placenta cheese sammichs I guess.
In other news, semen is high in zinc, which is believed to be an antioxidant and slows down the aging process of skin and muscles.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/08/07/turns-semen-protein-thought/
Placentas make great door stops.
New research suggests no mental health benefits to eating your placenta>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Then I won’t bother to get further servings at the Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, who seem to have an over supply from Planned Parenthood.
Germaine Greer’s went for big bux!
We should start a rumor on leftist forums that if you eat your boogers it will improve your mental health.
Being the cognitive wonders they are, they would jump right on that. Hey, we could import boogers from Asia! A whole new industry!
That headline cracked me up. Eating your placenta is an indication of mental instability.
Thanks. I was about to google for “placenta restaurant”.
What is this? another idiot fad? did some mental midget write a book “Your Placenta and You”?
I heard Mayor Pete’s in his 60s.
Placenta-eating article posts generally get yanked tout de suite.
Do you bronze them or encase them in polyurethane?
“What did you say is in this smoothie?”
The Boogie-Woogie Challenge!
Back when SNL was funny they had a sketch for Placenta Helper, it never made to air though I have seen box mock ups online.
It amazes me that people think eating an organ one time will magically cure mental illness, improve vitamin B12 levels, etc.
“Placentas make great door stops.”
No they don’t. They are all squishy and floppy, they roll under the door, and they are a pain to pull out of the way, because they keep tearing and gooing all over the place.
However, they are VERY high in the same stem cells that came with the baby, and may be used for all kinds of grotesque “scientific” studies. Dr. Josef Mengele comes to mind.
Neither. Just prop it up against the door.
Oh, and keep the dog away from it.
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