The placenta plays a crucial role during pregnancy. Beware new mothers! Consuming your own placenta soon after child birth may be harmful.

‘Human placentas have been consumed in many forms: raw, cooked, roasted, dehydrated, steamed and capsule form, or in smoothies or other drinks, but study found no health benefits.’

Researcher Amos Grunebaum said that as obstetricians, it's important to tell the truth and the truth is that it's potentially harmful and therefore, don't do it. Human placentas have been consumed in many forms: raw, cooked, roasted, dehydrated, steamed and capsule form, or in smoothies or other drinks, but the study found no health benefits in new mothers after consuming placenta and went as far as to urge doctors to warn their patients against it. 




They further analysed dozens of studies about placenta consumption and now advise obstetricians to discourage their patients from eating the placenta in any form. The researchers conducted survey on placenta consumption and found that nearly 54 percent of obstetricians and gynecologists felt uninformed about the risks and benefits of the practice, and 60 percent were unsure whether they should be in favor of it.
The CDC issued a warning about a case of a newborn developing recurrent group B Streptococcus sepsis after the mother ingested contaminated placenta capsules. The research appears in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Source-ANI