07/11/2024
Is your placenta in your birth plan?...
Fact: All other land mammals either ingest, or re-absorb their placenta(s).
It's not just for "clearing the nest."
What are some other reasons for ingesting your own placenta?:
Not only does the placenta contain numerous vitamins and minerals, but hormones which aid in breast milk production, bonding, and lowering depressive symptoms.
A group of researchers at the National Institutes of Health did a study in an attempt to find out "what the deal was"
with the some odd, 70-80% of Moms who report experiencing what is known as "the baby blues," directly postpartum.
What was discovered, was this:
During the third trimester of pregnancy, the hypothalamus produces extra amounts of the stress relieving hormone known as, CRH (Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone), which is stored
in the placenta, and is used to help mom and baby with the
stress of labor.
After childbirth, and up to 6 weeks later, most women have lower than average levels of CRH. What happens is, the hypothalamus doesn't immediately receive the signal to begin producing CRH again.
Eating the placenta can raise a mother's CRH levels, reducing the symptoms of depression.
Learn more at: https://sfplacentaencapsulation.com
