After Ariel Vickery’s homebirth, she felt unbalanced and fatigued. As a believer in a holistic approach to health, Ariel researched natural remedies and came across placenta encapsulation. Her search results are what led to her becoming PBi’s newest placenta encapsulation specialist. Ariel is now serving Independence, MO “With my schooling and experience I understand the […]
PBi Mourns The Loss of Dulcy Sacan
It is with great sadness that I must announce that Placenta Benefits and the entire Pennsylvania Birth Community has lost a wonderful advocate and friend. Dulcy Nemeth Sacan, our Philadelphia/Drexel Hill, PA Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012. From a young age, Dulcy had two goals, to help birthing women […]
Preeclampsia Explained By Battle Between Uterus & Placenta
A battle that brews in the mother’s womb between the father’s biological goal to produce the biggest, healthiest baby possible vs. the mother’s need to live through delivery might help explain preeclampsia, an often deadly disease of pregnancy. The fetus must be big enough to thrive, yet small enough to pass through the birth canal. […]
Lori Dent, PES, Now Serving Monterey, CA
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®, Lori Dent, is now serving the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Area. Lori has been active in the birth community for the past 13 years. As the owner of Open to Creation Birth Services, she has been providing doula services to the women in her area for two years. Lori believes […]
Blood Test Detects Genetic Defects During Pregnancy
If a couple chooses to test for genetic defects in their unborn baby, they must go through a series of invasive procedures that can be potentially risky to the fetus and the mother. Amniocentesis, which typically tests for Down’s Syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and spina bifida at around 20-weeks of pregnancy, tests the amniotic fluid around […]
Wonder What Toxins You’ve Been Exposed To? Just Ask Your Breasts.
There was a recent segment on NPR about our environment and its impact on our breast health. Breast tissue, consisting of mostly fat, acts as a sponge absorbing all the elements of our surroundings. When Florence Williams, author of Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, read an article about toxins, she became curious about […]
