The peer-reviewed medical journal Pediatrics examined seven emerging trends in baby birthing that are gaining popularity through urban-legend level of benefits, but in fact add no physical benefit at all, according to NBC News. So expect MAGAts to demand to have them covered by insurance.
Studies have found, for example, that placenta consumption–which is exactly what it sounds like–provides no nutritional benefit to either mother or child, and it has led to at least one case of a newborn developing a rare bacterial infection because of placenta capsules taken by the mother.
Another trend is called “lotus birth” which is–steady yourself for this one–means not cutting the umbilical cord after birth and instead allowing it to fall off the mother and the child naturally which sounds… uncomfortable on sooooo many levels. And if you’d care to read about the other five, please follow the link above.