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The time has come, it seems, for the placenta to get its due. For too long, the lowly organ has been simply an afterthought. Er, afterbirth. For 40 weeks, it diligently nourishes and protects an ...

The placenta never fails to amaze. The conventions that we take for granted as required for the normal formation and function of other organs are often flouted by placental trophoblasts, the ...

You’ve probably heard at some point about placentophagy, an occasional postpartum practice involving eating the placenta, i.e. the organ that helps provide oxygen and nutrients to a baby during ...

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Some new parents are opting for lotus births, where the placenta and umbilical cord are left until they fall off naturally — but is it safe? Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

Jennifer Hughes’s placenta was delivered ten minutes after her first child, just before midnight on March 31. It was on the large side, with a liverish texture and a bluish tinge; it measured nine ...

She’s the latest star to spill about chowing down on some form of her placenta after giving birth. The placenta is an organ that "looks like a piece of brisket," says Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., clinical ...

This post-birth brew is something to coo about. A new mom says placenta smoothies have helped her bounce back after having a baby — and they’re so delicious she’s even whipped some up for her fiancé.

A mother-of-one has joined thousands of women around the world where, instead of disposing of her placenta after giving birth, she has made use of it elsewhere. Tess Crosley, from Australia, has ...