Abstract :
Placenta is generally considered to be a “Throw away after birth” which actually is a complete organ. It is infact a unique amazing organ that grows with the foetus from the very first cell division. Placenta has a great historic reputation: it holds the position of being a second child who has its own spirit that resides in the umbilical cord (The Baganda of Uganda believe it); during the Cleopatra and the previous civilisations; it was practiced by Egyptians that when placenta is of royal blood, it is ritually preserved and even carried in a procession by a high ranking officer. Perhaps we should honor the place of honor throughout the history that placenta held. We should also recognise the wisdom of the ancients and see that placenta is more than just some messy after birth to be discarded and ignored in the excitement and joy over the birth of a beautiful new baby. Here we are one step ahead, we do not only ignore the placenta, but it goes into the bucket in the labour room then perhaps to an incinerator or disposed off in garbage bin.
