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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Consuming and “preserving” the placenta is something many people did many years ago. This time, however, the Center for Disease and Control of Prevention (CDC) is speaking out strongly about the return of the habit tendency This.

A mom from Los Angeles, USA, Megan Kilpatrick (32), including one who plans to follow this trend. She wanted to put her baby’s placenta in a capsule.

The encapsulation process begins with steaming, drying and smoothing the placenta, then placing it into the capsule. Capsules filled with placenta powder will be consumed by Kilpatrick after delivery.

Reported Today, Monday (03/06/2023), Kilpatrick admitted he learned a lot after deciding to encapsulate his placenta. This way he can make a souvenir of his placenta.

“Having gold-plated placenta accessories is a bonus,” he said.

Meanwhile, a mother from Texas, USA, Carmen Calvo (43), has started making placenta souvenirs as part of the wrapper. placental encapsulation for new parents since 2011. Turns out, this baby placenta keepsake has gone viral again on social media platforms like TikTok.

However, the CDC warns of health risks to both mother and baby if mothers drink their placenta. Consuming the placenta has become popular again thanks to the promotions of celebrities such as Kim and Khloe Kardashian, as well as Holly Madison and January Jones.

“There is potential evidence of risk of harm from improper heating and preparation of placenta capsules that may not be good enough to eradicate bacterial and viral infections transmitted to the newborn,” an assistant professor at the University of Alberta, Canada, Dr. Stephanie Liu.

Meanwhile, obstetrician and gynecologist Christine Noa Sterling has said the practice of ‘saving’ the placenta is safe. “Once the baby is born and the placenta is removed, there is no impact on the mother or the baby if a piece of the umbilical cord is taken out to make a keepsake,” he said.