"A move to declare placentas "infectious waste" angered Hawaiians who use the placenta in religious ceremonies, highlighting the conflict between modern medicine and traditional culture,"
Oddly enough, after my recent birth I had to TF for some postnatal care to Canterbury Birthing Unit here in Sydney and I took my recently severed and partially eaten placenta along. First I had to fight off demands to take it to pathology because "your baby was born at home." Clearly a condition requiring pathology ; ) Then they checked it and told me it was entire hahahahaha - I ate lots of it, people, before I went to the hospy! THEN! I was asked to sign a permission form with NSW Dept Health stamp on it to be "allowed" to take it home and promising to not plant it in a public park, within a metre of a fence line or any shallower than 1 metre. I've never heard of such a thing before! Interesting article, Carolyn! J -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
