Just because it seems like everybody else is doing it doesn’t mean you should. Take, for example, eating one’s own placenta — a trend that has gained popularity over the past few years thanks to the ...

Researchers at Northwestern University found that the common practice of eating the placenta after childbirth does not have health benefits— and may have unknown risks. The placenta is an organ that ...

The placenta is a temporary organ that grows during pregnancy to filter oxygen, blood, and nutrients to your baby. After you give birth, you will also deliver your placenta shortly after. Sometimes ...

Eating one's placenta, or placentophagy, isn’t necessarily a new trend, but it’s one that’s gained more notoriety in recent years. While most people transform their placenta into pill-form, there are ...

Just because it seems like everybody else is doing it doesn’t mean you should. Take, for example, eating one’s own placenta — a trend that has gained popularity over the past few years thanks to the ...

The first stage is when you begin to experience the contractions that cause changes in your cervix to prepare for delivery. The second stage is when your baby is delivered. The third stage is when you ...

Elizabeth Wagner knows what it’s like taking care of a newborn baby. Last month, she gave birth to her third. But the 31-year-old nurse is trying something a little unconventional this time around.