[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually? - eviltoast

What are the consequences of not severing it? I imagine you’d have the weirdest bellybutton on earth if nothing else.

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    9 months ago

    The placenta is not pleasant to look at, so I can imagine pills make it more palatable. I don’t think a lot of study has been done on the effects of eating placenta after birth, but it’s technically a separate organ that belongs to the baby.

    So no matter how you spin it, they’re eating baby organs.