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Research on Placenta encapsulation

CtweitoCtweito member
in May 2013 Moms
Has anyone found any research about this?

I'm mildly interested in it at this point and am wondering if anyone else has found any thing scientific to support it?
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Re: Research on Placenta encapsulation

  • annagryaannagrya member
    I looked into it and concluded that the benefits don't outweigh the cost of encapsulations/grossness of eating my own placenta.  It seems like just another thing for new moms to pay for but that's just my opinion. 
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  • BekW2009BekW2009 member
    I will not be digesting my own placenta, nope... no way.
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  • smash1228smash1228 member
    Consuming the placenta is more of a Chinese Medicine thing. I am a recent graduate of acupuncture/chinese medicine and several women at my school consumed the placenta. It is supposed to help with PPD and give you more energy. I know several women who swear by it. Not sure you will find any "scientific" or peer reviewed studies on it, as it is not that popular in the "western medical world." Although I haven't looked that deeply into. I know it was talked about briefly in some of my text books.
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  • preckles12preckles12 member

    Here is an article that was posted on the Natural Birth board:

    https://www.newyorkfamily.com/a-side-of-placenta-anyone/

    If you have any more questions about the topic, the ladies over there are more than willing to help and won't call you "gross"

     

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  • TradeMamaTradeMama member
    I saw research on it I will look for later that said it was dangerous and full of toxins.
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  • Schell2013Schell2013 member
    Not for me. I just couldn't bring myself to eat my own placenta.
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  • bumpuser5125333bumpuser5125333 member
    I find it really interesting and could see there being benefits, but I just can't do it.
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  • marshhmellowwmarshhmelloww member

    Im glad you posted this, i was actually going to ask the same thing.

    I am however going to be 100% doing the encapsulation.
    Many people close to me have done this and swear by it.
    I am mostly looking for the PPD benefits.

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