You might have read or seen a news piece on the "growing trend" of women encapsulating and consuming their placenta after they've given birth. You might even be someone who has had their placenta encapsulated by a doula or placenta specialist in your own community. Or, you may be coming to this article as an expecting parent who has no idea what the heck this business with the placenta is about. If you have heard of or read about doing something with the placenta after birth