This is a wonderful video demonstrating maternal placentophagy among apes. Apparently, this is the very first video footage of a Javan gibbon birth — complete with maternal placentophagy! You can clearly see the gibbon mom licking placental fluids and eating the placenta. Check out our YouTube channel for more great videos on placenta and placentophagy.
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Placenta and the Tree of Life
I’ve thought quite often over the years about the connection of the placenta to tree lore and mythology. So many cultures across the Earth have a ritual connecting the placenta to trees. I’ve written a chapter on this in my upcoming book, The Postpartum Survival Guide, and wanted to share a little excerpt here. Why […]
Not Your Typical Art Project
The placenta is an amazing thing, we all know this if we’ve spent any time reading this blog. It is obviously essential for our babies existence and is extremely beneficial for a mother’s postpartum healing. But what else can that wonderful placenta provide? I am now reminded of the classic kid’s book by Shel Silverstein, “The Giving Tree”. […]
Placenta provides necessary nutrients during postpartum
This article emphasizes the importance of postnatal nutrition. I appreciate that he mentions the placenta as a source for replenishing what is lost during pregnancy. Use your placenta, mamas! The Deep Need for a Comprehensive Postpartum Vitamin System for all Postpartum Women by Dr. Dean Raffelock Throughout the past 30 years in private […]
The Placenta Heart Club – a poem
I thought this poem was very interesting, and wanted to share it here. THE PLACENTA HEART CLUB The placenta of my womb never gave me enough, despite all my pleading. So my heart did not develop and at birth–in a frantic attempt to save me– lacking any better immediate object– the doctor inserted the last […]
Placenta and Cultural Beliefs
This is an article I wrote discussing various beliefs and rituals for the placenta. It’s amazing to me that Western societies have such an extremely UNfavorable view of the placenta, when around the world it is respected and honored. The more we learn, the more we can make changes. Cultures around the world have a […]
