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Research finds that consuming encapsulated placentas has little to no effect on postpartum mood and maternal bonding; detectable changes shown in hormones.

First clinical study of its kind finds no benefit for women who eat their placenta as a source of needed iron after giving birth.

UNLV anthropology survey examines why women consume their placentas after childbirth.