This is a followup post on the situation at Summerlin Hospital in which a nurse called social services on the parents of a newborn baby girl with a mild level of jaundice. If you need background on the case, you can read my original post with the press release. We held a peaceful rally […]
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Hospital tramples on parents’ rights
Once again, hospital staff decides that it knows what is better for a child than the parents. A nurse on staff at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas reported the parents of a newborn to social services and had the baby held at the hospital without parental consent, simply because the parents opted for an alternative […]
Krystal Bartz, PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® in Alberta, Canada
Congratulations goes out to Krystal Bartz, Alberta, Canada’s newest PBi-Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®! She joins a growing number of specialists from the Canada area, helping to serve the needs of new mothers. Krystal is a DONA trained birth doula and is also working towards becoming a postpartum doula through Birth Arts International. She also […]
Congratulations Nicole Link-Troen, PBi-Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® Mentor
PBi is happy to announce that Nicole Link-Troen is PBi’s Newest Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® and Mentor! Certification takes commitment and hard work. To become certified, a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® must have completed scientific research and written response papers, acquired experience in placenta encapsulation services by preparing three placentas using PBi’s Method of Placenta Encapsulation, […]
Not Your Typical Art Project
The placenta is an amazing thing, we all know this if we’ve spent any time reading this blog. It is obviously essential for our babies existence and is extremely beneficial for a mother’s postpartum healing. But what else can that wonderful placenta provide? I am now reminded of the classic kid’s book by Shel Silverstein, “The Giving Tree”. […]
Welcoming a PBi-Trained Specialist to Chandler, AZ
PBi is pleased to announce that as of October of 2010, Elizabeth Blitz is now a PBi-trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®! We are thrilled to welcome her and she is pleased to be serving Chandler, Arizona and the greater Maricopa County areas. (She will travel to all areas of Phoenix, but if you more than 30 […]
