Telemundo Network, which is the Spanish affiliate for NBC, was here today for an interview. I thought they were just going to do a quick piece on placentophagy, but they were here for nearly four hours. They wanted to know everything about the benefits of placenta, the encapsulation process, and the current trend toward placenta […]
Spreading the word
Afterbirth, After Birth
Nicole D from the Bellies & Babies blog publishes a positive post about placenta. Thanks for helping to spread the placenta love! “It started with the lentil soup. I looked into the bowl, the light orange swirls of legumes had bits and flecks of ham and mushroom and smoky black beans, and it was sprinkled […]
Birth Ecology Project
Kara Spencer of the Birth Ecology Project wrote a lovely post regarding placenta encapsulation. Thanks for the mention, Kara!
MSBNC Article
The article for MSNBC Health came out today. I am always happy to see placenta ingestion being discussed in the national media, but I will be even more pleased when the subject is treated with a bit more reverence. Titles such as “Placenta Pizza?”, and “Mom’s bizarre ritual is hard to swallow” just do not […]
Hypnobirthing
Tonight I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of expectant parents, who were going through a childbirth education course offered by Hypnobirthing Las Vegas. It was the final class of a 5-week course, and the topic was postpartum. Among many other topics discussed by the fabulous facilitator (and doula) Sherry Hopkins was a […]
MSNBC called today
I had just gotten my 2-year-old down for a nap this afternoon when a writer for MSNBC Health called for an interview. She’s doing a story on the “new trend” of placenta ingestion and had been all over PlacentaBenefits.info. We had a lovely chat, and she seems like a very nice woman, so I am […]
