Human placentophagy, or consumption of the placenta, is defined as "the ingestion of a human placenta postpartum, at any time, by any person, either in...

Placentophagy, also known as placentophagia, is the act of consuming part or all of the afterbirth following parturition in mammals. Parturition involves...

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world, the placenta is usually consumed by the mother. This is called placentophagy. Primates have been observed keeping the placenta attached to their...

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mother over the weeks following the birth. This practice is termed placentophagy. As the fetal hypothalamus matures, activation of the HPA axis...

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girl). In some cultures, the placenta is eaten, a practice known as placentophagy. In some eastern cultures, such as China, the dried placenta (ziheche...

in pathological states, typically a medical or veterinary concern. Placentophagy: eating placenta Trophallaxis: eating food regurgitated by another animal...

conditions. Some animal mothers are known to eat their afterbirth, called placentophagy. In some cultures the placenta may be consumed as a nutritional boost...