Jamie Frisch’s birth and postpartum was a joyous and incredible experience. Because of placenta encapsulation, Jamie’s postpartum experience and transition into motherhood was relatively smooth and she felt balanced and well throughout. Jamie attributes the iron content in her placenta capsules to her amazing and speedy recovery after a postpartum hemorrhage. “I hemorrhaged after birthing […]
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®s
How Maternal Stress Affects Brain Development in Babies
The placenta is an amazing organ responsible for sustaining a pregnancy and the growing baby. However, the placenta isn’t just an organ that carries oxygen and nutrients to the developing fetus. When a mother is experiencing stress it also gets translated to the baby, altering the baby’s brain development. “According to a new study by […]
Abby Moore, now serving The Woodlands/Spring, TX
Abby Moore was raised by a mother who worked as a birth doula and she grew up surrounded by the birth community. Despite Abby’s appreciation and respect for the natural birth process, she just could not get over the “ick” factor that is associated with placenta encapsulation. Because placenta encapsulation seemed so unappealing to her, […]
Is it a BOY or a GIRL? Just look at the placenta!
For an expecting couple, the 20-week sonogram is a very exciting time. Not only do they get to see their growing baby, but if they wish they can usually find out the gender too. Will it be pink or blue? What if I were to tell you that you don’t have to wait until […]
Welcome Erin Boedeker of Whitefish, MT
The PBi Network of Specialists would like to extend a very warm welcome to Erin Boedeker of Whitefish, MT. Erin serves her community as a licensed acupuncturist and owns Stillpoint Acupuncture also located in Whitefish. ” Much of my practice has been dedicated to supporting women from conception through pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum […]
Tara Carpenter, Vermont’s Mentor CPES!
Congratulations to Tara Carpenter, proudly serving central Vermont and the upper valley, on becoming a PBi Mentor. Tara has always been pulled to postpartum women, even as a child. She would often help neighbors during the special time following the birth of their babies, and even participated in the home birth of her siblings. She […]
