Placenta picture frame proving popular with mothers

New mothers can now treasure pictures of their newborn babies in photo frames made using their own placenta.

University graduate Amanda Cotton uses the entire placenta to make a frame, first boiling and cooking it and then grinding it into small pieces before using the dried, crushed pieces to create marble-effect frames.

The product is already proving popular with parents and the 25-year-old has plans in place to expand the range, according to the University of Brighton.

Expectant mother Ulrika Jarl, who has ordered a frame, said while she could understand why people saw it as "yucky", she believed the idea prevented the placenta being wasted.

Miss Cotton said her work was about expressing the "amazing and intricate materials" human bodies provide.

"The placenta is one of the first creations the mother and baby make together - why not celebrate that with a keepsake?".