CALCIFICATION OF THE PLACENTA: Did you know that your placenta naturally begins to calcify as a part of the physiological aging process? By full term, more than 50% of placentas have developed some form of calcification.
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Calcification prior to 36 weeks (preterm placental calcification) can cause things like fetal growth restriction & fetal demise because of decreased blood flow in the placenta compromising fetal circulation & growth, BUT this is a rare complication.
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Potential causes: Smoking, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, partial placental abruption, certain medications, excessive use of antacids/calcium supplements, etc.
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In general, calcification is a normal part of the placental aging process & typically causes no complications! Calcification does NOT disqualify you from placenta consumption! 💊
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Utilize alternative heartburn treatments aside from calcium-based supplements, avoid smoking, take placenta supporting supplements like chlorella, & trust your gut! Our bodies are more intelligent than we give them credit for! ✨
Words from @instinctualbirthdoula 🤍”
Repost Jess • @crunchyandsweetmama

Advocates of human placentophagy argue that the practice suppresses postpartum hemorrhage, improves lactation, increases iron levels, improves hair and skin texture and aids in uterine recovery from the birth process (Selander et al. 2013).

Anne Frye (2004) and Cornelia Enning (2011) claim that placenta is an ideal medicinal and nourishing substance because it contains hormones and concentrated nutrients, and scientific support is beginning to emerge to substantiate these claims.

Researchers have measured some of the substances in term human placental tissue and have found the following: iron, selenium, vitamins (riboflavin, thiamin, pyridoxine), fatty acids (AA and DHA), oxytocin, progesterone, human placental lactogen, relaxin, inhibin and activin, beta-endorphin and beta-lipotrophin, calcium, copper, zinc, placental opioid-enhancing factor and blood-clotting particles such as fibrinogen and thrombocytic fractions (Selander et al. 2013; Enning 2011).

- midwiferytoday.com ”
Repost Milly • @positiveplacenta

Stem cells are AWESOME. And the placenta is full of 'em. Stem cells are the building blocks of other cells - basically, the Lego blocks of life. Stem cells are so useful that can be used to help sick people - chuck em a stem cell transplant and their body suddenly has a whole new bunch of Lego blocks to replace any broken blocks with.

But though single cell in your body once started off as a stem cell, you probably don't have that many lying around now - maybe about fifty to two hundred thousand odd, mainly hanging out in your bone marrow.

But do you know where you can find tons and tons of them? A placenta. In a 2010 study, Mercer found that babies have the potential to recieve BILLIONS of stem cells from the blood running through the placenta and umbilical cord once they're born. 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦. 1,000,000,000 of stem cells.

So how do you get this amazing stuff into a newborn? It's surpringly simple; just let the blood in the placenta go to the baby after the baby's been born. That's it - by leaving the umbilical cord until it's gone white, and not clamping it immediately, a baby could have a extra kick-start to life on planet earth.

Placentas are magic ”
Repost • @zelle.the.birthkeeper

Allopregnanolone! It’s a mouthful but when I read this neurosteroid was present in heat treated placenta tissue it really amazed me to know that it’s also an ingredient in the FDA approved postpartum medications!

Your placenta pills contain a natural anti depressant.

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Allopregnanolone is a naturally occurring neurosteroid which is made in the body from the hormone progesterone.[9][10] As a medication, allopregnanolone is referred to as brexanolone, sold under the brand name Zulresso,[6][11] and used to treat postpartum depression.[10][12][13] It is used by injection into a vein over a 60-hour period under medical supervision.[10][6]

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