placenta
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Hilary Duff opens up about the placenta smoothie she had after giving birth to her daughter
"I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was 10-years-old."
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Chrissy Teigen swears by it, but can eating your placenta actually help with postpartum depression?
Many believe that consuming the placenta has real benefits for the mental health of mothers...
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Dawson's Creek actor praised for sharing graphic home birth photo
The actor and his wife recently welcomed their 5th child.
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Viral plate reminds the world women need weeks of rest after giving birth
"22cm or 8.6 inches. That is the exact diameter of a paper plate. It is also the average diameter of a placenta."
Yahoo Life UKLooks like placenta pills have no proven health benefits
Sorry Kim Kardashian et al – it seems like you ate your placenta for no good reason
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Breast milk, umbilical cords and more: Parents are choosing some unusual birth keepsakes
Umbilical coord necklace anyone?
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Eating your placenta after giving birth "borders on cannibalism" gynaecologist warns
A gynaecologist has revealed he considers eating the placenta post-birth an act of cannibalism.
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A new report is warning new mums against taking placenta pills after birth
Could placenta pills harm your baby?
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Rochelle Humes has framed her baby's umbilical cord - and not everyone thinks that's OK
First little hat, first booties, hospital nametag…But Rochelle Humes has chosen something a little bit more unusual to celebrate the arrival of her second daughter by opting to have her newborn’s umbilical cord turned into art work and framed. The 27-year-old singer and TV presenter who welcomed her second daughter, Valentina Raine with husband Marvin Humes last week, took to Instagram to share an image of her baby girl’s dehydrated umbilical cord arranged into the word ‘love’ alongside a pot of placenta capsules. According to some experts placenta pills are said to aid recovery after birth, and provide post-birth nutrients to new mums.
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Mum Credits Placenta Smoothie With Avoiding Post-Natal Depression
When Christina Simmons found out she was pregnant with her second baby, she made herself a promise. Fast forward two months after the birth of her daughter, Raina and the 30-year-old mum-of-two credits the placenta power smoothie with side-stepping the post-natal depression she found so debilitating after the arrival of her son, Rhyko, now four. Because I wasn’t able to see or hold him right away, I felt quite disconnected from motherhood,” Christina explains.
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The ‘semen facial’ and other questionable beauty treatments you probably shouldn’t try
About a year ago, YouTube beauty vlogger Tracy Kiss made headlines with her semen facial, an at-home treatment that involves spreading semen on your face for beauty. Yep. Understandably, people had a lot to say about it and now, nearly a year later, the 27-year-old Brit has posted a followup video providing a tutorial. Great, thanks for that.