There are fashions that make you shudder. The one, for example, which consists of eating the placenta. In soup or capsule, the recipe is all the rage in the United States.
This consumption would prevent postpartum depression, soothe pain and increase the production of breast milk.
It was enough for American stars to become the apostles of extreme naturalness and for thousands of followers to follow them in this belief.
But now, the health authorities of the country could have their say. In Oregon, reports the site Slate, a baby was hospitalized after contracting a respiratory infection. The placenta capsules taken by the mother were the source of the contamination. The bacteria were, in fact, transmitted during breastfeeding.
The child was treated with antibiotics and the mother had to stop taking capsules. “The process of encapsulating the placenta does not eradicate infectious pathogens, so ingestion of placenta capsules should be avoided,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
Until now, no official recommendation regulated this market. “The only indication, underlines the site, is to heat the fabrics over 54 degrees for two hours to reduce salmonellosis bacteria”. Some companies offer training to prepare the placenta. Without any scientific basis.
