As moms, we feel guilty for so many things that we can’t control, that aren’t our fault, or that aren’t even real concerns. We feel guilty for letting the laundry go a few extra days. For ordering pizza rather than cooking a home-made meal. We feel guilty for not losing our baby weight the day after we deliver.

The placenta is your body’s temporary organ that encases your baby during pregnancy. This organ carries nutrients and oxygen from mother to baby, as well as removes waste from the baby. While the idea may be a foreign one to the United States and Salt Lake City residents, the practice of consuming the placenta, usually done as placenta encapsulation, is a centuries-old custom.