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Native Hawaiian people bury the placenta and plant a tree with it. The practice seems to be common to many Pacific peoples. In New Zealand (Aoterearoa) Maori have a name for belonging to a place; they call it their Turangawaiwai, which is also their name for the placenta. It is an increasingly common practice for many New Zealanders of all ethnic origins to take the placenta home and plant a tree over it.
Chinese traditional medicine uses it dried. All these customs are products of religious/magical traditional beliefs.
The placenta is believed by some communities to have power over the lives of the baby or its parents. The Kwakiutl of British Columbia bury girls' placentas to give the girl skill in digging clams, and expose boys' placentas to ravens to encourage future prophetic visions. In Turkey, the proper disposal of the placenta and umbilical cord is believed to promote devoutness in the child later in life. In Ukraine, Transylvania, and Japan, interaction with a disposed placenta is thought to influence the parents' future fertility. The ancient Egyptians believed that the placenta was imbued with magical powers.
Several cultures believe the placenta to be or have been alive, often a relative of the baby. Nepalese think of the placenta as a friend of the baby's; Malaysians regard it as the baby's older sibling. The Ibo of Nigeria and Ghana consider the placenta the deceased twin of the baby, and conduct full funeral rites for it.
All these customs are products of religious/magical traditional beliefs.
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What is placenta in female body?
The placenta is an organ that is inside the uterus in the female body. The uterus maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord. Some parents choose to eat the placenta after birth.
What if a small looking piece of the dogs inside comes out while giving birth?
It is normal for the sac and the placenta to come out with each puppy. It is also normal for the mother to EAT the sac and the placenta.
Is placenta a radioactive waste?
No, the placenta (afterbirth) is not radioactive. It is medical waste and potentially infectious to humans if not contained and properly destroyed.========================================================In some cultures, women believe that it is healthy and natural to cook and eat their placenta, a practice known as placentophagy. In China and Hong Kong, placentas are used in health products and medicine. In other cultures it is believed that interaction with the disposed placenta can positively affect the parents' future fertility (Japan, Transylvania). The Nigerian Ibo Tribe view the placenta as the dead twin of the new-born baby, and conduct full funeral rites for it.
Do dolphions have placenta?
Dolphins are mammals, give live birth, so also have a placenta.
What is an abnormal condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall before the birth of fetus?
Placenta abruptio or placental abruption is abnormal separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.
What are the release dates for Birth Day - 2000 PIH Placenta?
Birth Day - 2000 PIH Placenta was released on: USA: 21 December 2001
What to remove after goat gave birth?
The afterbirth or placenta.
What is the the other name for placenta?
The placenta is some times called the 'after birth' as it is expelled from the uterus after the baby is born.
What is the function of umbilical vein in fetus after birth?
It nourishes the fetal pig.
Will a cow eat her placenta?
YesYes
Is it true that some people eat the placenta?
Yes! Unbelievably some people who believe certain things do eat the placenta after the baby is born! ergh!
What is posterior grade 2 high lying placenta?
Posterior placenta is when the placenta is located at the back of the motherÃ?s uterus. Placenta praevia means the placenta has not moved up towards the top of the uterus to get ready for birth. Grade 2 means the placenta is near the cervix but not blocking it.
