I had the privilege of speaking at the CAM conference this past weekend, held in Davis, CA on the campus of UC Davis. The California Association of Midwives has been working hard for mothers and midwives for years, and this conference has been their latest effort. I presented Placenta for Postpartum Wellness, a presentation […]
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OB/GYN Journal Fast Tracks Anti-Home Birth Study in Advance of Pro-Midwife Legislation
I just received this press release from The Big Push for Midwives campaign. I’m so shocked that the anti-home birth and anti-midwife spin machine is swinging into high gear now that we’re set to make some progress in protecting midwifery. ** sarcasm alert!** International Expert Calls Study Deeply Flawed and Politically Motivated FOR […]
Postpartum Depression for Dads?
Postpartum Depression has only recently started garnering the proper attention it deserves. Now, after studying it, researchers are finding that mothers are not the only ones who suffer from it; dads get it too. While women have a major hormonal fluctuation after giving birth, which frequently triggers the Baby Blues (moodiness, irritability, weepiness, anxiety), her […]
Certification for placenta encapsulation. Why bother?
Practitioners Why bother paying money to get certified in placenta encapsulation services? “After all, the process is not rocket science.” and “It’s all over the internet! Why should I pay you for it?” While placenta encapsulation, and utilizing the placenta for postpartum recovery is a beautiful thing to be shared, the process itself […]
Briana Mager of St. Louis, MO is now a PBi-Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®
PBi is happy to announce that Briana Mager, PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® serving the St. Louis, MO area has now completed her certification! Congratulations goes to Briana Mager, CPES! 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 […]
PBi at the Oh Mama! Yoga Birth & Baby Fair help Midwives for Haiti
PBi-Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®s, McKenzie Casad and Nicole Link-Troen spent their Mother’s Day Saturday in a unique way, surrounded by and educating new mothers! The pair of specialists from Washington, DC and Richmond, VA, respectively, teamed up at the Oh Mama! Yoga Birth & Baby Fair in Richmond, VA. This expo was primarily a […]
