Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington Post/Getty Images Eating your own placenta is marketed to come with benefits such as increased milk production.

You may want to wait until after lunch to read about the latest fad in childbirth: placenta-eating. The practice has been around for a while, and many animals do it, but it’s now enjoying renewed ...

An obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Akinsola Akinde, has advised women against consuming their placentas, saying there is no medical evidence to support its health benefits to new mothers. Akinde, ...

Alex Farr hits out at the latest health fad, saying there is no scientific evidence to support its health claims. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did ...

Vick Hope has announced that she will eat her own capsulated placenta following the birth of her son Micha. Eating the placenta after birth is not an entirely foreign concept, with many claiming it ...

There is so much you can’t know about your spouse when you get married, like that one day she will want to eat her placenta. But there are two things you don’t argue about with a pregnant woman: what ...

B.C. researchers are urging new moms to resist the trend of eating their placenta after childbirth, saying it's risky and does not help with postpartum depression. A new study from researchers at the ...

Before you imagine someone eating a raw human organ, know that Lindburg — and some other mothers — actually swallow capsules containing powdered placenta that has been cleaned, steamed, sliced, ...

Doctors have a clear message for mothers: Stop eating your placenta — or risk your baby’s health. One group of doctors from Oregon detailed the case of one baby with a grave bacterial infection after ...

When I was eight months pregnant, I decided to spend quality time writing down a comprehensive birth plan. While so many of my friends who were already moms told me that there are many unknowns when ...