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Yesterday, some friends in the mother's group asked this question: I want to know how to deal with the placenta after giving birth?
I watched it on TV before. A mother-in-law boiled the placenta into soup and let her son drink it. At that time, I thought this was just a plot requirement. In real life, who would eat the placenta?
As a result, a while ago, the old man at home suddenly said, "When you give birth, remember to tell the doctor to take the placenta home. It is a good thing and can cure diseases. You xx specifically told me to keep it for her."
I originally wanted to refuse at the time, because I always felt that letting others eat the placenta of the child had a bad connotation. But the old man at home said again, "If we don't get it back, it will be a benefit to others if we keep it in the hospital. It's better to do it as a favor."
I guess some people will find it incredible when they see this. But in the eyes of some people, the placenta is a great tonic with miraculous effects.
It is said that if people with weak constitutions eat it, it has the effects of nourishing qi, nourishing blood and strengthening the body; if men eat it, it can strengthen yang and nourish the kidneys; if women eat it, it can improve the body's immunity, beautify the skin, anti-aging and even assist in pregnancy.
So, does placenta really have the legendary "miraculous effect"?
It must be admitted that the placenta does contain nutrients, such as proteins , vitamins , minerals and sugars.
But with the improvement of living standards, these nutrients can actually be obtained through the intake of other foods or drugs. The effect is even far greater than that of the placenta.
In other words, healthy placenta is indeed nutritious, but its effect may be similar to that of ordinary meat.
Can human placenta be eaten?
Before, the placenta was indeed used as a traditional Chinese medicine, named Zihe Che . However, in 2015, Ziheche was delisted from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia due to possible safety risks.
First, there are some bacteria in the birth canal, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Listeria , Group B Streptococcus, etc. When the placenta is delivered through the birth canal, bacteria will directly contaminate the placenta.
The second thing is that when handling the placenta, if the hygienic conditions are not guaranteed and the placenta is not effectively sterilized and sterilized, there will be health risks after consumption.
In addition, from the perspective of ethics , placenta is a human organ. Eating placenta is like eating human flesh. It is unethical to use it as medicine.
So, should the placenta be left in the hospital or should it be taken home?
According to the regulations of the health department, the placenta after delivery belongs to the mother. Therefore, generally speaking, doctors will ask the mother or her family members who accompany the childbirth whether they want to take away the placenta.
If the mother gives up, most of the placenta will be disposed of as medical waste. However, due to the existence of a black market for placenta, it cannot be ruled out that a very small part may flow into the market.
However, if the mother suffers from infectious diseases, such as AIDS, hepatitis B, syphilis, etc., the placenta cannot be retained by itself. Hospitals must be taught to destroy them uniformly to avoid the spread of infectious diseases caused by outflows.
There are several ways to handle it yourself:
1. Take it home and cook it, or process it into capsules or pills for consumption.
2. Find a place to bury the placenta. In some places, according to custom, the placenta is buried under the osmanthus tree or sycamore tree . It means that the child will be prosperous and prosperous in the future.
3. Nowadays, storing placenta is popular, but to be honest, it is expensive and of little significance. Because placenta stem cell technology has not yet entered clinical application in our country, this is purely an IQ tax.
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