Q&A: Placenta Encapsulation & the CDC

Your placenta plays a big role in secreting hormones that are really crucial for your baby.  This includes hCG, commonly known as the pregnancy hormone, estrogen, progesterone, oxytocin, and prolactin. One of the biggest reasons new moms consume placenta is because of the belief that it will help balance out their hormones postpartum. This episode answers a listener question about autoimmune conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis, and how it could be helped by hormones in encapsulated placenta. This episode also addresses concerns raised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a medical case study that came out last year that prompted the CDC to publically recommend against placenta encapsulation.

Show notes: http://pregnancypodcast.com/placentacdc/

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