The placenta carries oxygen and nutrition to the fetus and is also responsible for removing waste products from the baby. The placenta does not act as a filter as we commonly think of filters (such as coffee filters or air filters), holding onto toxins over the course of the pregnancy. It passes waste products […]
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This Wednesday Oregon Placenta Law Goes Into Effect!
Oregon House Bill 2612 passed 56-0 last April, changing the law regarding placenta release from medical facilities. The bill, which goes into effect Wednesday, gives all Oregon mothers access to their placentas after birth so they may take them home. “Rep. Alissia Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, was the primary sponsor of the bill, approved overwhelmingly by […]
Long-Term Adult Behavior Linked To Placenta Function
The development of a growing fetus is undoubtedly a complicated and intricate process. Insulin-like growth factor-2, a hormone that plays a major role in fetal and placental development, can have an impact on behavior long after birth if the hormone is disrupted. Scientists at Cardiff & Cambridge Universities recently studied adult mice with an imbalance […]
Stop Hemorrhage Naturally
One of the biggest causes of maternal mortality is postpartum hemorrhage. Interestingly, animals very rarely hemorrhage after giving birth. Are you wondering what the difference is between human birth and other mammalian births? Using the placenta! Animals innately consume their placenta after they give birth making postpartum hemorrhage a rare occurrence. Nature equips us […]
Placentas & The Gift of Sight
You don’t have to tell us that placentas are not medical waste, but unfortunately in most cases placentas are usually disposed of after birth. Here at PBi, we know the power that a placenta possesses to help new moms in their postpartum recovery, but now placentas can also help those suffering from eye conditions. […]
Placenta Implicated In Autism Risk
The placenta, the organ responsible for for nourishing your baby and regulating maternal-fetal interactions, may be a contributing factor in a child’s autism diagnosis. “There is increasing evidence implicating the placenta in autism risk. For example, abnormal inclusions of trophoblasts, the cells that comprise the placenta, are found more frequently in placentas from mothers of […]
