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New Report in AAP Pediatrics Journal Urges Caution in Trending Alternative Birth Choices
Alternative birthing choices such as water births, consumption of placenta (Placentophagy), lotus birth (umbilical nonseverance), vaginal seeding (the practice of inoculating an infant born by cesarean section with a sampling of fluid from the vagina of the birth parent), and deferring newborn vaccinations have gained popularity in recent years. This week, a new clinical report was published in Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, that