Placentophagia is term for eating of the placenta, and you know if
there's a name for it, it's a real deal. Animals, of
course, do it al the time. Anyone whose cat had kitten can attest.
Humans also engage in the pratice all over the world because
it's said to stem postpartum depression and help to contract
the uterus after the birth. Chrissy Schilling over at Momlogic
details her own placenta feast with twin sister Kathy. From her
post:
"The placenta is such an amazing organ in all its done for my baby that it didn't seem right to simply throw it away. My thought was "being the only organ that the human body makes that naturally exits the body, why not take advantage of it?"
Chrissy and Kathy got more than just one meal out of the six pound placenta. They served it over noodles and made sandwiches.
Chrissy even found the experience cathartic:
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