Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery – no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady! Our question for this episode is: “If I have my baby at the hospital, how does it work to have somebody come to my home to prepare the […]
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New research about the Vitamin K shot at Birth
Yesterday, Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN of Evidence Based Birth published a thorough and comprehensive article about the research and evidence for administering the vitamin K shot to newborns after birth. We are unable to make Vitamin K, a fat-soluable vitamin needed for clotting, ourselves and there are only 2 sources from which it […]
Is Low Amniotic Fluid Reason to Induce?
It seems that lately I have had more than a few clients who were induced due to low amniotic fluid levels. I honestly didn’t know much about this particular topic and thought I’d dig up some info. I was curious what the implications were for mother and baby if the pregnancy continued with low fluid […]
The Gut’s Influence on Eczema
If you have ever suffered from eczema, you know that it can be a painful, itchy condition, often leaving open sores. But now, there may be a way to avoiding this inconvenient and painful skin condition in children. The amount of microbial bacteria an infant is exposed to in the first week of life […]
Debate Over Placenta Release Policy in Ohio
A new policy at Miami Valley Hospital’s Berry Birthing Center in Ohio is requiring new mothers to wait 72 hours before their baby’s placenta will be released. The new policy was established by request of the pathology department as a precaution in case the placenta needs to be studied in response to illness of the […]
Don’t Bathe That Baby!
Babies are born covered in a thick, white, cheese-like substance called vernix caseosa. In the hospital it is typical for babies to be bathed immediately to remove the vernix. However, an immediate postnatal bath may not be the best option for a baby and should be reconsidered. Vernix Caseosa has many benefits. Produced during […]
