3 University of Canterbury (New Zealand) studies demonstrate that multinutrient treatment in pregnancy is great for health: Supports mums during pregnancy while improving birth & infant outcomes.
Most mammals eat their placenta after giving birth. It isn't for a tree, it isn't magical, it's a source of nutrients for the mother, and in the animal kingdom, ingestion of the placenta hides evidence of childbirth (from predators). Medicalisation of childbirth means the mother doesn't eat the placenta, or get the nutrients in it. Raw is best. Prove me wrong.
Most mammals eat their placenta after giving birth. It isn't for a tree, it isn't magical, it's a source of nutrients for the mother, and in the animal kingdom, ingestion of the placenta hides evidence of childbirth (from predators). Medicalisation of childbirth means the mother doesn't eat the placenta, or get the nutrients in it. Raw is best. Prove me wrong.