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Eating the placenta after childbirth provides health benefits for mothers.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that eating the placenta after childbirth provides health benefits for mothers?

Partly. A systematic-review protocol asserts placentophagy generally aids postpartum stabilization and recovery, while a review of the evidence reports that any benefits are likely placebo and that no scientifically validated studies exist; the human evidence remains inconclusive.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Protocol for a Systematic Review of Effectiveness of Human Placentophagia on Health Benefits among Post Partum Women
2023
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Praveen, U., Singh, A., & Sivasanker, A. A. (2023). Protocol for a Systematic Review of Effectiveness of Human Placentophagia on Health Benefits among Post Partum Women. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8220696

Evidence against · 2
Does eating her newborn's placenta relieve a mother's postpartum symptoms?
2012
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Does eating her newborn's placenta relieve a mother's postpartum symptoms?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/9832/does-eating-her-newborns-placenta-relieve-a-mothers-postpartum-symptoms

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Consumption of Maternal Placenta in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Beneficial and Adverse Effects -
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Consumption of Maternal Placenta in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Beneficial and Adverse Effects - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122398

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