While the medical jury is still out on the supposed benefits, our reporter hears from the women who enjoyed a big energy boost post-partum Embracing it all: Barbara Kelly and daughters Poppy, Heidi ...

When Lisa Cotter discovered a remedy for the toll that childbirth and pregnancy can have on mums, she decided to try it herself. She tells us how consuming her baby's afterbirth left her feeling ...

A mother who donated umbilical cord blood after giving birth has described how her daughter’s life was saved by a similar ...

Simone Holtznagel has revealed the reason why she drank her own placenta after giving birth to her daughter Gia, who is now one-year-old. The Australian top model, 31, told The Diary of a Birth ...

Some options may carry health risks, so it's important to be informed. Discuss any plans for your placenta with your healthcare provider in advance. Curious about things you can do with your placenta ...

Placenta encapsulation is no longer a strange custom. In several Western nations, it is becoming more common. Most of the evidence backing up this rise in popularity is drawn from the subjective ...

When I saw DJ Calvin Harris' picture of his partner and Radio 1 host Vick Hope's placenta pills on Instagram it brought back so many memories. I was 32 and pregnant with my first baby when I heard ...

Vick Hope, left, and Calvin Harris pose for photographers upon arrival at the Brit Awards 2025 in London, Saturday, March. 1, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) via Associated Press Calvin ...

There are many ways to enjoy your afterbirth, according to Belfast doula Hazel Mayger A HOT, sweet cup of tea is the drink that most new mothers look forward to after the long ordeal of childbirth.