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6. Placentas are usually about a sixth of the size of a baby, about one to three
pounds. About 100 to 200 pills could be produced from a placenta.
7. The placenta nourishes the fetus. While there is limited research on the contents
of human placenta, it is known to have nutrients such as iron and traces of
hormones such as progesterone, oxytocin, testosterone and estrogen.
8. While the majority of women in the UNLV study consume placenta pills, there
are a few women who cook their placenta in food, blend it into a smoothie or eat it
raw.
9. All Las Vegas Valley hospitals have policies which allow the release of a
mother's placenta a day to a week after the baby was born. That wasn't always the
case however. Selander advocated for the a policy change after Sunrise Hospital
refused several of her clients' requests in 2007. Nevada has since passed laws that
established guidelines for the release of human placenta from hospitals.
10. Las Vegas is home to Megacare, a manufacturer of dietary supplements such
as placenta pills produced from New Zealand sheep.
Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/01/10-interesting-factsabout-eating-placenta/#ixzz2RwJAsVbT