It’s a controversial practice that isn’t for the squeamish: Eating your own placenta. Despite the ick factor, placentophagy, i.e. ingesting placenta postpartum in either raw, cooked, dried, or steeped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chrissy Teigen has been open about her struggles with postpartum depression in the past. [Photo: Getty] Placenta consumption still ...

While celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian and January Jones have touted the supposed health benefits of postpartum eating of the placenta, no scientific evidence supports such claims, a new study ...

The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies when compared to infants of mothers who did not consume their placenta. The joint ...

The idea may be unappetizing to many, but more women are consuming their placentas after childbirth You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. After ...

"Mad Men" actress January Jones: "I was never depressed or sad or down after the baby was born, so I’d highly suggest it to any pregnant woman." On the other hand, the review didn’t find any evidence ...

If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published medical review provide a simple recommendation: Don’t do it. Placenta eating has ...