>on another related note...years ago i read an article in Mother Earth News >....how to prepare the human placenta after the baby was born...then eat the >placenta. they said it was very good for revitalising the mother after giving >birth. >does not sound appealing to me. In some cultures the placenta is dried and kept until the baby is an adult and a piece is given to the child when sick. lot of animals eat their placenta . my wife ate a small piece of the placenta after the birth and it provoqued intense contractions . It can be used to stop the bleeding . jean-claude