Crmj 415 Deviant Behavior Paper
Course Project Part 2
CRMJ 415 Deviant Behaviors
Yolanda Revels
Professor: Cheryl Reyes
September 7, 2014
PLACENTOPHAGY
In many cultures people eat placenta it’s not normal in American culture but it is not to say that it’s an abomination to the human race, A person can have an adverse reaction to eating Placenta whereas a person can purchase placenta pills where it can help with the production of your milk but it can also make it come out to fast where you will have too much and a person will begins to leak, your emotions can run high where you are not the happy go lucky person that you thought you would be in order to help with your postpartum depression so that is when you have to pay attention and stop taking them being …show more content…
I feel if it is for the good then eventually it will be considered a norm in American culture just as how “Eating one 's own placenta (placentophagy) is undergoing a small revival in Western cultures. Some view this as a way of celebrating the placenta 's significance and/or promoting postpartum physical and mental health.” (Beacock, 2012). Although everyone is not in agreeance to it I have found that Placenta encapsulation is becoming a popular method of preparing the placenta for consumption. In this article what is considered is the potential of placentophagy to benefit human and non-human mammals and also evaluates placental encapsulation.I have spoken to a few people myself who has stated they were asked if they wanted to keep their placentas and if they decided they didn’t want it then it needs to be signed off as a donation. “Several credible theories and mothers ' and midwives ' experiences support placentophagy, but evidence is limited, dated and inconclusive. Current and systematic research is needed. Midwives should be aware of the evidence in order to support mother 's decisions” (Beacock,
CRMJ 415 Deviant Behaviors
Yolanda Revels
Professor: Cheryl Reyes
September 7, 2014
PLACENTOPHAGY
In many cultures people eat placenta it’s not normal in American culture but it is not to say that it’s an abomination to the human race, A person can have an adverse reaction to eating Placenta whereas a person can purchase placenta pills where it can help with the production of your milk but it can also make it come out to fast where you will have too much and a person will begins to leak, your emotions can run high where you are not the happy go lucky person that you thought you would be in order to help with your postpartum depression so that is when you have to pay attention and stop taking them being …show more content…
I feel if it is for the good then eventually it will be considered a norm in American culture just as how “Eating one 's own placenta (placentophagy) is undergoing a small revival in Western cultures. Some view this as a way of celebrating the placenta 's significance and/or promoting postpartum physical and mental health.” (Beacock, 2012). Although everyone is not in agreeance to it I have found that Placenta encapsulation is becoming a popular method of preparing the placenta for consumption. In this article what is considered is the potential of placentophagy to benefit human and non-human mammals and also evaluates placental encapsulation.I have spoken to a few people myself who has stated they were asked if they wanted to keep their placentas and if they decided they didn’t want it then it needs to be signed off as a donation. “Several credible theories and mothers ' and midwives ' experiences support placentophagy, but evidence is limited, dated and inconclusive. Current and systematic research is needed. Midwives should be aware of the evidence in order to support mother 's decisions” (Beacock,