UNLV anthropology researchers Daniel Benyshek, Laura Gryder, and Sharon Young found that placentophagy may not deliver the benefits practitioners anticipate.
The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies.
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.
