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 […]
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Ashley Ortelli Joins the PBi Network of Specialists
Ashley Ortelli, now serving Stamford, CT, is a certified doula (DONA) and is now offering placenta encapsulation services to the women in her community. Ashley is a new mother and suffered from low milk production. She wished she would have known about the benefits of placenta encapsulation after her birth and is looking forward to […]
Becoming a Father: Paternal Postnatal Depression
When we discuss postpartum depression or hear about it in the media, it is always in reference to a mother’s mood disorder. Because of this, when fathers have a hard time dealing with the challenges of becoming a father and become depressed, it is often undiagnosed and left untreated. All too often, new dads feel […]
Ariel Vickery, PES, Serving Independence, MO
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. […]
