“My idea of professionalism is probably a lot of people’s idea of obsessive.” -David Fincher When I began my journey into the world of placenta arts, my reading list encompassed as many medical textbooks as it did world renowned midwives’ works. My goal was to understand not only the rich history of placenta usage and reverence across cultures, but also…
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You’ve probably seen the recent headlines or shared Facebook posts with sensationalized titles along the same lines as The Washington’s Post headlines of “Hold up, new moms: Before eating your placenta, consider this new study.” I propose a new headline of, “New paper and literature review say absolutely nothing new” but that’s not going to draw nearly as much buzz, social…
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