What do the childfree know about post-partum depression? Hm...

[_dear_mariah]

monkeypussnz wants to know if since 1/3 of new mothers in New Zealand suffer from post-partum depression could this be a form of population control 'ala Anderea Yates?'Because clearly, 1/3 of the mothers in the world are killing off their babies

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[midnight_d]

Yeah, it's moderately common, actually. Most animals do it.

[papilio_luna]

I've known women who've done this. Other mammals almost always do.

Not saying I would, just sayin' it's not unheard of.

[crassy]

There are recipes online for things to make out of your placenta. As crunchy/granola as I am, I don't think I could do it. I don't eat offals so why would I eat my placenta.

[hortensio]

There are a lot of nutrients in that stuff! Seriously, from the standpoint of a mammal that has to struggle for every bite, such a wonderfully compact source of nutrition appearing as a side-dish to the offspring (which will need to be fed itself...) is hard to pass up.

Incidentally, people devise all kinds of uses for the placenta -- I've noticed placenta shampoo, for instance.

[fadeddesignxx]

Google placenta recipes- but make sure you aren't eating. :(

[jessicalois]

Placentophagy.
I plan on doing this when I have kids. I'll likely dry it in a dehydrator and put it in capsules for a handy pill-form, though.

[papilio_luna]

Whut?!? What on earth was their justification for this? Do placentas give you a case of teh demonz?

[angriest_girl]

I watched a British cooking show once where the host went to some hippie party and they served up placenta pate.

[zombieroadtrip]

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.