I am happy to introduce you to Megan Miles, who is now offering placenta encapsulation Services in Seattle and Everett, WA. Megan has been serving the birth community as a doula, childbirth educator and midwifery student since 2005.
Megan says:
I learned of the benefits of placenta encapsulation through a dear friend and colleague. After hearing the amazing stories of some clients who were using placenta medicine I knew that it was a service that was incredibly beneficial and needed in our area. I love the opportunity and structure of PBi and am thrilled to offer this service to women in my community. I see it as just one more way I can make a difference in the lives of women, families and babies. Changing the world, one birth at a time!
Placenta Benefits.info (PBi) has the best training program and network of resources available for those seeking a career in natural postpartum care. Clients can trust PBi Specialists to provide the highest quality placenta encapsulation services available, and know that we will take care of them quickly, safely and professionally.
Thank you, Megan, for being such a fabulous example of what being a PBi Specialist is all about!
February 12th, 2010 - 8:41 am
i am so pleased and moved by peoples enthusiasm and caring about the use and sharing of the placenta. so, please keep this in the forefron of the rest of my comment… our placentas are our birthright, our sharing this knowledge is our way of protecting and guiding ourselves and each other in that which modern medicine and society has been systematically robbing of us over the last several centuries .. the sacred holy wisdom of our womanly ways and bodies. I strongly advocate the use of placenta medicine, but always advocate the medicine be made
February 12th, 2010 - 8:43 am
OOPS SOMEHOW I GOT CUT OFF. my point is, i am really saddened you are making this a ” specialist” thing someone has to be ” certified” and pay lots of money to be ” allowed” to recieve. It totally negates a huge portion of the beauty of this experiece. i feel it should be shared with mother and baby present, and then a new mother can go and share it with the next new mother in your practice. it is not about money . it is not a special thing only experts can do. im sorry it is moving this direction. thank you for listening.
February 12th, 2010 - 1:35 pm
I appreciate your comments and your point of view. However, you must understand that while placenta encapsulation, and utilizing the placenta for postpartum recovery IS a beautiful thing to be shared, the process itself is something that must be done properly and safely, and within government regulations. I have had many, many dealings with state health departments, hospitals, and the FDA. These organizations most certainly do not see what we do with placentas as “beautiful”; they see it as dangerous and would like to see it shut down.
My goal and purpose is to make placenta encapsulation available to EVERYONE. Every woman, wherever she is, and wherever she chooses to birth her baby, whether at home or in a hospital. My goal is also to educate women and raise awareness of the placenta option. Many women still have not heard about this, but through PBi and my promotion of it in the US over the past several years it has become much more popular.
PBi’s mission is to bring placenta encapsulation to mainstream Western women. In order to do this, we need to change hospital policies across the country, and create state legislation protecting the parents’ right to take the placenta home from the hospital after the birth. We also have a large amount of promotion and advertising of this concept to raise awareness. There is no way to bring about major change on a national scale without resources.
Untrained and uncertified people who prepare placentas without any rules or standards are going to get into trouble, and that jeopardizes the entire movement. If we do not have standards and training, then nobody would be able to promote themselves publicly like myself and PBi Specialists are able to do. If a person is not trained, she certainly couldn’t be going on her local TV news talking about eating placenta! Someone in the health department would be investigating and shutting her down, or worse.
We have to build respect for this practice as a legitimate field. With legitimacy comes rules and regulations. Keeping placenta encapsulation as an underground, grassroots movement will not accomplish the goal of bringing this to mainstream women around the country, and around the world. It will most certainly confine it to natural-minded, homebirth mamas, and I do not feel that is doing the right thing by women and mothers everywhere.
So no, it’s not about money. It’s about doing the right thing, keeping clients safe, and keeping the big picture in mind. Those of us who want to see placenta encapsulation succeed on a major national scale are willing to put our time, money, and energy into making that happen.