Effects of placentophagy on maternal salivary hormones: A pilot trial, part 1

Recent studies show that human placenta, processed and encapsulated for postpartum consumption, contains a host of trace minerals and hormones that could conceivably affect maternal physiology. Our objective was to investigate whether salivary hormone concentrations of women ingesting their own encapsulated placenta during the early postpartum differed from those of women consuming a placebo.

Source: Women and Birth - November 23, 2017 Category: Midwifery Authors: Sharon M. Young, Laura K. Gryder, Chad Cross, David Zava, David W. Kimball, Daniel C. Benyshek Tags: Original Research – Quantitative Source Type: research