It seems as though placenta encapsulation has made its way into mainstream culture this week. January Jones, actress and new mom, has been all over the media talking about her experience with placenta encapsulation. She told reporters that her capsules gave her energy when she felt tired. “It’s not witchcrafty or anything! I suggest it […]
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Want Your Baby To Be A Brainiac? Feeding On Demand Could Help.
New research suggests that babies who are fed on demand have higher IQs and perform better on standardized tests than their peers who were fed on a schedule. The feeding patterns of over 10,000 babies were studied by researchers from Essex and Oxford Universities. They looked at breastfed babies and bottle fed babies and found […]
Congratulations Joanne Fortuna, PBi-Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® Mentor
The PBi network of specialists would like to congratulate Joanne Fortuna on becoming a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® Mentor. Joanne is serving the Chicagoland community, ensuring the women there have access to quality birth services. She believes in a holistic approach to healing and is quite passionate about placenta encapsulation. “I am a strong believer […]
The Third Stage of Labor: The Way Mother Nature Intended
You are in the final moments; you’ve worked so hard, come so far.Your body urges you to push. You bear down, giving it your all; and, alas, you have delivered your precious baby.You soar with excitement and, in an instant, a profound relationship is born. What happens next is the third stage of labor, the […]
Congratulation to Katherine Scalf, CPES
Katherine Scalf, serving Louisville, KY, has recently completed her work to become a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® through PBi. Katherine is the mother of two children and became interested in natural childbirth after the birth of her son in 2009. This interest ultimately led to her becoming a trained childbirth educator and doula through CAPPA. […]
Placenta has a theme song?
Thanks to Taming Flamingoes, it does! I met the author way back at the Gentle Birth World Expo in 2007, my first booth for Placenta Benefits ever. That was quite an experience – doulas and midwives were enthusiastic; pregnant mamas would take one look and move to the opposite side of the aisle, turning […]
