A recently published study shows that placental health is highly correlated with stillbirth and other pregnancy complications. Researchers were trying to pinpoint causes and risk factors for stillbirths, and found that in 26% of the cases where the pregnancy did not go to term, problems with the placenta were the causative factor. They were looking […]
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A cellular gift wrapped inside the Mother
Frcblog.com recently wrote a blog “You will always be With Me: Fetal Cells Cross Placenta and Stay with Mom for life” The article is inspired from a National Public Radio’s Morning Edition program in which Science editor Robert Krulwich reports on fetomaternal microchimerism. A bit about fetomaternal microchimerism (please allow wikipedia to go further into […]
Placenta Encapsulation – Interview with a Specialist
Kristen Oganowski, blogger at Birthing Beautiful Ideas is planning to use placenta capsules for her postpartum recovery. As part of the process, she came across PBi Specialist Kelsie Meyers in Columbus OH. Kristen writes a great blog piece on how she came around to the idea of using placenta capsules. So now–only a short time […]
Sarah Harding, Fitness Mama Extraordinaire, shares her placenta experience.
I’d like to share this guest post from Sarah Harding, one of my fabulous clients. She gave birth to twins this summer, and used placenta capsules again. Congratulations on now having three wonderful daughters, Sarah! “There are several things you can do with your placenta after you deliver it,” advised our Childbirth Lamaze teacher […]
Placenta – It's on the news in New Orleans
Fox News in New Orleans recently did a story on women using placenta for postpartum recovery. PBi’s own Stacy Soeten was interviewed in the news piece. You can read the full article online here. Great interview, Stacy! Thanks for helping mothers in New Orleans have a better postpartum recovery, and for being a part of […]
Prominent pediatrician indicted for implanting placental tissue in patients
Dr. Ralph Conti, a well-known pediatrician in the Henderson and Las Vegas area, has been indicted for fraud. These charges stem from his (alleged) association with Dr. Sapse, who claimed to have pioneered a revolutionary new cure for diseases such as MS from placental stem cells. Dr. Sapse was allegedly getting the placentas from Sunrise […]
