It looks like Ricki Lake started a trend with showing those fabulous home births in The Business of Being Born. As a home birth mama myself, I support the midwifery model of care and women who choose to birth where they feel safe; whether that be hospital, birth center, or staying at home. The New […]
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The Placenta Heart Club – a poem
I thought this poem was very interesting, and wanted to share it here. THE PLACENTA HEART CLUB The placenta of my womb never gave me enough, despite all my pleading. So my heart did not develop and at birth–in a frantic attempt to save me– lacking any better immediate object– the doctor inserted the last […]
An article on placentophagia
This is a well-written article that includes the use of placenta for postpartum recovery, and it inclues a link back to Placenta Benefits.info for additional information: “Eating the placenta is not a new practice in human beings. Eating the placenta (called placentophagia), new information is revealing surprising benefits from this practice, believe it or not. […]
Placenta and Cultural Beliefs
This is an article I wrote discussing various beliefs and rituals for the placenta. It’s amazing to me that Western societies have such an extremely UNfavorable view of the placenta, when around the world it is respected and honored. The more we learn, the more we can make changes. Cultures around the world have a […]
How to Have a Happy Postpartum
I published this article online recently: How to Have a Happy PostpartumPostpartum depression is a very real concern to new mothers. Eighty percent of women experience some sort of postnatal mood disorder, the mildest of which is called the “baby blues”. With proper preparation, the majority of women can avoid the baby blues.View more »
This Month’s Kiva Mama
Edith del Socorro Bermúdez has worked selling children’s clothing for the past four years. She sells the clothing from her own place on the outskirts of the Masaya market in Nicaragua. She is a married woman and has a young daughter whom she supports. I’ve been doing microloans through Kiva for over a year […]
