Recently, a news of a woman had gone viral wherein it was claimed that the woman drank her own placenta in form of fruit smoothies. The woman reportedly traumatized while she was giving birth at a hospital after which she devoted her life to helping other women giving birth at home. She encourages other women to reuse their placentas and consume in form of smoothies and pills.

The 27-year-old woman named Jenny Wren drank her own placenta in a blackberry and pear smoothie and claims that it helped her a lot. She now turns other women's placentas into pills or liquid medicines and claims that it has healing effects. Ms Wren, after undergoing some training has reportedly been assisting women who don't want to have their baby in hospitals.

Jenny believes that drinking the placenta helps in the improvement of the mood, milk and energy of the women and now even encourages other women to turn their placentas into pills. Jenny believes that drinking the placenta helps in the improvement of the mood, milk and energy of the women. Reportedly, she also produces care packages for new mothers to help them out with their pregnancies at home. The packages include placenta capsules and the umbilical cord dried and formed into the shape of a heart.

Wren reportedly says that the placenta is tasteless and that it helps give 'continuity' to a mother.  A placenta is an organ that is said to develop in a woman's uterus during pregnancy and is structured to provide nutrients and oxygen to the baby. It also helps remove the waste products from the baby's blood.  Baby's umbilical cord arises from the placenta attached to the wall of your uterus. You might want to know How To Get Pregnant: 7 Things That Will Help You Conceive Faster

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