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New research has given a better understanding of the placenta’s important role in pregnancy and brain development as Zoe Corbyn writes in Nature. The placenta was once thought of mostly as a passive organ to filter nutrients to the baby. Now the placenta is being recognized as being an active, dynamic organ contributing to the […]

Kylie Pattnaik has been supporting women during the childbearing year as a birth doula since 2007. She also has a background as a Holistic Practitioner and as a Registered Health Professional in both the UK and Australia. She became interested in placentophagy when she assisted a client in making a smoothie from a portion of […]

On June 4, 2011 WWW.TOPNEWS.US  published an article by Jason Ramsey, “Food and Nutrition Care-For-Mothers-To-Be” about a recent study that reviews the importance of food and nutrition during pregnancy, with emphasis going to the placenta.  In this particular study, a high-fat and oily diet was found to decrease blood flow of the mother to the […]

Since my interest in placentophagy was awakened I have heard/read various stories of how the placenta is a recognized remedy in other countries. The idea of both men and women in other countries ingesting placenta as a common remedy has intrigued me. So, when I came across the article titled “Placentas as widely available as […]

We are happy and proud to include Joanne Fortuna to PBi! Joanne lives in Addison, Illinois and serves the Chicagoland area. Joanne is also a mother of two daughters and is a practicing doula. Here is what Joanne has to say about becoming a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®,   “I am very passionate about pregnancy, birth, […]