Objective: To understand the current maternal and their families' cognitive status and behavior on the placenta and discuss the measures to regulate placental disposal methods.Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 131 maternal and their families in Yancheng Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital,using self-developed questionnaire on the status of postpartum placental disposal.Results: A total of 93.1％of the ma-ternal signed a placenta disposal informed consent or maternal delivery informed consent with the hospital.72.5％of the maternal or their families expressed a better understanding and very understanding on the treatment of placen-ta,90.8％of the maternal and their families chose to dispose their placenta on their own,and 107 maternal or their families answered the specific self-treatment method,of which 92.5％of the maternal or their families chose to put the placenta buried in the soil because of custom.Conclusion: To find a scientific and rational way to deal with postpartum placenta from the perspective of ethics in clinical practice requires various efforts of governments,hospitals and maternal.