“A horror story. Patient GL, whose genetic make-up appears to be 50 per cent goji berry recipes and 50 per cent Mumsnet posts, has announced she wants to eat her placenta. The midwife and I both pretend not to hear this – firstly because we don’t know what the hospital protocol is, and secondly because it’s completely revolting. GL calls it ‘placentophagia’ to make it sound more official, which doesn’t particularly wash; you can make anything sound official by translating it into the ancient Greek.*” ComedyDoctorsMedicinePregnancyChild BirthPlacenta Book:This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor Source: This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor