{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"On Eating Your Placenta","description":"As you may know, some people advocate for eating one\u2019s placenta after the birth of a child. The placenta can\u2013according to proponents of the practice\u2013be steamed, stir-fried, blended in a smoothie, or dried and encapsulated in pills. A whole host of benefits have been claimed, as has an ancient and global precedent. In this episode, we look for historical evidence of human \u201cplacentophagy\u201d and ask scientific and medical experts to weigh in on the trend. Sources\/Transcript: tinyurl.com\/vm-placenta ","author_name":"The Vagina Museum Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.vaginamuseum.co.uk\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17620001\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/93882938"}