Mississippi has changed the classification of placenta, freeing hospitals to release placentas to mothers upon request. The Mississippi Department of Health has removed the classification of placenta as “medical waste”, a designation that led hospitals to refuse to release placentas to parents, or force them to get a court order to take the placenta […]
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® – Trademarked
When I coined the phrase “placenta encapsulation” back in 2005, I was just looking for something to call the process with which I had fallen in love. Over the next year, as more and more women learned about placenta encapsulation and wanted me to prepare their placentas for them, I had to come up with […]
Isn’t the Placenta Full of Toxins?
Two questions I get asked most often: 1) “The placenta is a filter, so aren’t you just ingesting all those toxins?” 2) “Even if the placenta does contain good things, you’re just destroying them with the processing.” I am very pleased to report that the answer to both of those questions is “NO”. […]
Kansas City – Making Waves in the Placenta Encapsulation Field
Ariel Vickery has been serving mothers in Kansas City since 2011. She is dedicated to helping mothers have a peaceful postpartum (which is why she named her business Postpartum Peace). After being featured in the Kansas City Star in an article entitled Placenta pill power: Encapsulation is catching on in Kansas City, Ariel was interviewed […]
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® – Amanda Winn in Sneads Ferry, NC
PBi is thrilled to welcome our newest placenta encapsulation specialist, Amanda Winn. Amanda is serving families in Sneads Ferry, NC and surrounding areas. Amanda says “I began my birth work journey in 2009 when I attended a DONA doula training and started assisting women as a birth doula shortly after. In 2012 I became aware […]
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® – Shannon Delaney in Buffalo, NY
PBi is thrilled to welcome their newest placenta encapsulation specialist, Shannon Delaney. Shannon is serving families in the Buffalo, NY area. Shannon says “I am a Labor and Delivery nurse. I became interested in placenta encapsulation after seeing many of my patients encapsulating their own placenta’s. After reading about the many benefits of encapsulating the placenta […]