placenta

Doctors say some of these trendy birthing choices aren't safe

Doctors say some of these trendy birthing choices aren't safe

From lotus and water births to vaginal seeding, here's what you need to know about the overall safety of some popular alternative birthing methods.

Hasan Merali

What is placenta accreta?

Pregnancy health

What is placenta accreta?

Placenta accreta is a serious pregnancy complication that affects many women. Here’s what you need to know about recognizing and treating the condition.

Alex Mlynek

This mom had a lotus birth and you've gotta see her cute placenta bag

This mom had a lotus birth and you've gotta see her cute placenta bag

Who knew a bag carrying a placenta could be quite so stylish.

Krizia Ramos

Everything you need to know about your placenta

Pregnancy health

Everything you need to know about your placenta

Did you know your placenta feeds your baby and removes its waste? Here's everything your placenta does during pregnancy, plus a few rare complications.

Trisha Estabrooks

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

The placenta is delivered after baby, but typically only one is lovingly swaddled in a blanket and snapped for social media. What is lotus birth exactly?

Katie Dupuis

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

A case of a baby getting group B strep after a mom took placenta capsules has doctors asking new questions about the dangers of eating your placenta.

Claire Gagne

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