Sarah Baker drew my attention to her recent article, describing her journey toward discovering the benefits of placenta for postpartum recovery.
Sarah writes:
After struggling through the depths of post-partum depression following the birth of my son 7 years ago, I was curious when I heard that there might actually be a way to prevent a repeat [...]

This article originally published in Fun & Fit Life Magazine, March 2010
By Jodi Selander
The placenta is generally referred to as “after birth”, as though it were merely a remnant of the pregnancy. In this view, it completes its role of supporting the newborn baby and is rendered useless upon its birth. Simultaneously, over 80% of [...]

This is a well-written article that includes the use of placenta for postpartum recovery, and it inclues a link back to Placenta Benefits.info for additional information:
“Eating the placenta is not a new practice in human beings. Eating the placenta (called placentophagia), new information is revealing surprising benefits from this practice, believe it or not. [...]

There was an interesting British study highlighted on MSNBC today. This study found that antidepressant medication, the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US, do not help much more than placebos in all but the most severely depressed patients. Most people can probably be helped by alternative therapies or non-medical interventions.
“There is little reason to [...]

I was contacted recently by a woman on the East coast with a sad story. Her midwife had told her that the placenta would be beneficial for her postpartum recovery, yet did not send her to PlacentaBenefits.info for more information, or tell her much about it. She was told to just put the placenta out [...]