Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Placenta as property: why every mother deserves the right to choose

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe, Midwifery Lecturer, London South Bank University

In many cultures, the placenta is more than tissue left over after birth. It may be understood as spiritually linked to the baby, treated as a companion or sibling, and buried to protect the child or connect them to family and land.

Yet in many maternity settings, what happens to the placenta after birth may receive little discussion unless a woman already knows she can ask to take it home.

For my doctoral research on migrant…

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