OK, Placenta-Eaters, You Can Stop Now.

I can’t believe this post is even necessary, but we live among people who voluntarily eat placentas now, so here we are.

By the way, if you’re new to the whole placenta-eating and placenta crafting phenomenon, you can catch up right here, and here, and here, and here, and here, and here and here.

But now, according to this, there’s finally some vindication for those of us who think people who insist on doing ANYTHING with their placenta –  other than disposing of it as the medical waste it is – are wack.

A panel of health experts/obstetricians from New York have now studied placenta eating, including the supplements some people turn placentas into, and including the cooked versions (*puke*), and they’ve come to the conclusion that there are literally no health benefits to eating placentas, and in fact, it’s dangerous.

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT TAKES A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

Back in June, the CDC found cases of newborn babies coming down with a form of sepsis because the breast milk they were consuming was contaminated from placenta capsules.  This is what happens when people get their medical advice from people like Kim Kardashian.

From the sourcelink:

Researchers analyzed dozens of studies about placenta consumption and now advise obstetricians to discourage their patients from eating the placenta in any form, according to the study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

 

‘As obstetricians, it’s important to tell the truth. And the truth is it’s potentially harmful and no evidence it’s beneficial, so therefore, don’t do it,’ said Dr Amos Grunebaum, lead author and obstetrician.

 

‘Over the last few years, we’ve had an increasing demand from patients who wanted to take their placenta home after delivery in order to eat it.’

And here’s the real kicker:

The first mention in literature of humans eating their own placentas occurred about a century ago, Dr Grunebaum said, but the more recent fascination with the practice has been fueled by celebrity endorsements.

People are so freaking stupid.

And companies are taking advantage of the stupidity, charging a few hundred dollars to convert placentas into consumable capsules.  It’s big business now.  I’m surprised Kylie Jenner doesn’t endorse a celebrity placenta-conversion company yet.

Anyway, I know it’s wishful thinking on my part to think that expert medical advice will sway women away from wanting to follow the medical advice of such prominent authorities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Kourtney Kardashian, but I’m an optimist.  Maybe, just maybe, someone will think twice before doing this.