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The Conspicuous Absence of Placenta Consumption in Human Postpartum Females: The Fire Hypothesis

Sharon M. Young Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel C. Benyshek Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Pierre Lienard Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Pages 198-217 | Published online: 25 May 2012

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Mark B. Kristal, Jean M. DiPirro & Alexis C. Thompson. (2012) Placentophagia in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Causes and Consequences. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 51:3, pages 177-197.
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Riley Botelle & Chris Willott. (2020) Birth, attitudes and placentophagy: a thematic discourse analysis of discussions on UK parenting forums. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20:1.
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Emily Hart Hayes. (2019) Placentophagy, Lotus Birth, and Other Placenta Practices. Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 33:2, pages 99-102.
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Alex Farr, Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough, Rebecca N. Baergen & Amos Grünebaum. (2018) Human placentophagy: a review. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218:4, pages 401.e1-401.e11.
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Emily Hart Hayes. (2016) Consumption of the Placenta in the Postpartum Period. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 45:1, pages 78-89.
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Cynthia W. Coyle, Kathryn E. Hulse, Katherine L. Wisner, Kara E. Driscoll & Crystal T. Clark. (2015) Placentophagy: therapeutic miracle or myth?. Archives of Women's Mental Health 18:5, pages 673-680.
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László Józsa. (2014) The placentophagy today. Orvosi Hetilap 155:30, pages 1207-1209.
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Juan P. Perea-Rodriguez & Wendy Saltzman. (2014) Differences in placentophagia in relation to reproductive status in the california mouse ( Peromyscus californicus ) . Developmental Psychobiology 56:4, pages 812-820.
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Rebecca N. Baergen, Harshwardhan M. Thaker & Debra S. Heller. (2015) Placental Release or Disposal? Experiences of Perinatal Pathologists. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 16:5, pages 327-330.
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