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 […]
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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 […]
Don't touch that belly! A new law protects expecting moms in PA.
Did you find strangers came up to you during your pregnancy to touch your growing belly without invitation? I’ve heard many soon-to-be moms complain about this overstep in boundaries, but women in PA won’t be dealing with it much longer. A new Pennsylvania law has made it illegal for a stranger to touch an expectant […]
Progess in Oregon: Senate OKs bill allowing moms to take their placenta
Good news came this week for Oregon moms who wish to use their placentas for postpartum recovery. The Oregon Senate approved a bill allowing mothers to take their baby’s placentas home, despite the state law labeling placentas as medical waste. “The state Senate unanimously approved the bill Monday, as the House did in March. The […]
Placenta in Demand, Creating a Black Market in China
Placentophagy, the act of eating one’s placenta, is an age-old practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The practice, dating back 2,000 years, is still common in China and is thought to have anti-aging qualities. Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of a unified China, is said to have designated placenta as having health properties some 2200 […]
Debate Over Placenta Release Policy in Ohio
A new policy at Miami Valley Hospital’s Berry Birthing Center in Ohio is requiring new mothers to wait 72 hours before their baby’s placenta will be released. The new policy was established by request of the pathology department as a precaution in case the placenta needs to be studied in response to illness of the […]
