My first daughter was born in a birth center, and I was grateful to have the option. While I did not use Medicaid to pay for our care, birth should be reimbursed by health insurance regardless of where it occurs – home, hospital, or birth center. By only reimbursing for hospital births, the health industry […]
PBi on Fox News in Los Angeles
Fox News 11 in Los Angeles wanted to do a story on placenta encapsulation. They shot the interview and footage at one of my client’s homes. Megghan Lowery was absolutely fantastic, and I really appreciate her allowing us to do that during her placenta encapsulation session. Meg and her husband are an integral force behind […]
Kudos for the DIY Placenta Encapsulation Kit
Colleen from Portland, OR just emailed me this fabulous testimonial. I first learned of placenta medicine through my herbal training as an acupuncturist. I decided then that I definitely wanted to have my placenta prepared so that I could take it therapeutically. Thus, my story is not so much about appreciation for finding this […]
Abort it if you can’t afford it?!
Aaron Bouren, Karen Fennell, Me, Scott Smith I met Aaron Bouren at the Controversies in Childbirth conference, and I am still recovering. If you ever have the chance to meet this guy you will know what I’m talking about. Everything about Aaron is big – his six-foot-plus frame has to be huge to contain his […]
The Centering model for prenatal care
At the Controversies in Childbirth conference, Cynthia Wade described Centering, a group approach to prenatal/birth care. In this model of care, the mothers are active participants. They weigh themselves, they take their own blood pressure, they write everything down in their chart. They are grouped together by estimated due date, so they already have […]
Women are being forced into Cesareans
Lynn M. Paltrow, founder and Executive Director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women (“NAPW”), gave a talk at the Controversies in Childbirth conference on how anti-abortion policies and legislation are being used against women who want to make choices in their birth experiences. Women are being forced into surgeries against their will, sheriffs show […]
