Facts and Fictions About Placenta Consumption
UNLV anthropology researchers Daniel Benyshek, Laura Gryder, and Sharon Young found that placentophagy may not deliver the benefits practitioners anticipate.
- September 01, 2018
- By UNLV News Center
In This Series
| May 3, 2018
Study: Maternal Placenta Consumption Causes No Harm to Newborns
The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies.
| November 29, 2017
UNLV Study: Placenta Consumption Offers Few Benefits for New Moms
Research finds that consuming encapsulated placentas has little to no effect on postpartum mood and maternal bonding; detectable changes shown in hormones.
| November 3, 2016
UNLV Study Finds No Iron Benefit from Eating Placenta
First clinical study of its kind finds no benefit for women who eat their placenta as a source of needed iron after giving birth.
