Effects of Human Maternal Placentophagy on Maternal Postpartum Iron Status: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-3-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Volume
62
Issue
1
First page number:
68
Last page number:
79
Abstract
Advocates of human maternal placentophagy report that encapsulated placenta is an excellent source of dietary iron. Our study compared the effect of ingested encapsulated placenta on maternal postpartum iron status versus that of a beef placebo
Language
English
Repository Citation
Gryder, L. K.,
Young, S. M.,
Zava, D.,
Norris, W.,
Cross, C. L.,
Benyshek, D. C.
(2016).
Effects of Human Maternal Placentophagy on Maternal Postpartum Iron Status: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study.
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 62(1),
68-79.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12549