Yesterday, Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN of Evidence Based Birth published a thorough and comprehensive article about the research and evidence for administering the vitamin K shot to newborns after birth. We are unable to make Vitamin K, a fat-soluable vitamin needed for clotting, ourselves and there are only 2 sources from which it […]
Rena Figures of Lawrence, KS is Certified!
Rena Figures, a homebirth midwife in Lawrence, KS has completed the PBi requirements and has earned her certification! Congratulations, Rena! Becoming certified takes time and commitment. In order to be certified through PBi, a candidate must read and write response papers to research related to placentophagy. A candidate must also pass a written exam, […]
Amelia Catone, now serving moms in South Florida!
Amelia Catone is no stranger to holistic health and wellness. She first heard of placentophagy while pregnant and working in an acupuncture clinic. Many of the practitioners she worked with suggested placentophagy after the birth of her baby, but only mentioned eating it raw or in food. Since eating it was not appealing to Amelia, […]
Advanced maternal age may be linked to decreased congenital malformations.
It is fairly common in our society for women to delay pregnancy, especially when compared to our parents’ generation. For a variety of reasons including career goals and delayed marriage, many women are waiting until their 30’s to start families. Waiting may consider these moms “high-risk” by most obstetricians for being of advanced maternal age, […]
Welcome Monica Audette, Blumenort, MB, Canada
Monica Audette knew that whatever professional path she chose, she wanted to help people. After witnessing her sister’s birth, Monica began the journey of becoming a birth worker. Monica soon became a DONA-certified doula and loved supporting women and their partners through their birth journeys, but eventually she was ready to grow professionally. Monica heard […]
Eating nuts in pregnancy lowers risk of nut allergies in children
For years, women were told that if they ate too many nuts during pregnancy their children could end up with a nut allergy. New data dispels that notion and actually states that moms who eat nuts several times per week during pregnancy actually have babies who are less likely to develop a nut allergy. […]
