Sorry just a quick rant, as I can't be bother to enter the debate on this at Wikipedia.....I came acrosss this:Lotus Birth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, which is the practice of leaving the placenta attached to the baby, after the birth, and allowing it to naturally drop off. One of the benefits is, apparently, that the baby receives more blood cells, inc. stem cells. Bollocks! These cells have a life span, just because you get more (and I doubt theres any significant amount entering the baby as, hello, no mothers heart attached to the placenta) does not mean they are going to be around for the rest of your life. Can you imagine the scene? "Heres my new baby, would you like to hold her" (gagging noises) "Good god, whats that foul smell, and whats in the bag......" (fighting off flies) "ohh, thats her placenta, we're leaving it attached, hopefully until she starts first school". The humanity.