This is a followup post on the situation at Summerlin Hospital in which a nurse called social services on the parents of a newborn baby girl with a mild level of jaundice. If you need background on the case, you can read my original post with the press release.
We held a peaceful rally in [...]

Once again, hospital staff decides that it knows what is better for a child than the parents. A nurse on staff at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas reported the parents of a newborn to social services and had the baby held at the hospital without parental consent, simply because the parents opted for an alternative [...]

PBi-Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialists, 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 fundraiser in [...]

It sounds so presumptuous to say my “review”. But I saw the UNLV production of The Vagina Monologues Friday night, and I have been thinking about it. Which I suppose was the point. So these are my thoughts.
I have given the vagina quite a bit of thought over the years, for a variety of reasons. [...]

We made it home from our sojourn in Minnesota. It is nice to be home, but I did not miss the heat of the desert summer. Anything over 100 is just too dang hot.
June has been an intense month, and as it draws to a close, I’m looking forward to next month, and whatever it [...]

Erin Martinez received her placenta this morning from Sunrise Hospital. We held a celebratory rally out front of the hospital in honor of the occasion, and presented the nursing staff with flowers, balloons and a Thank You card. The hospital had told her she would need a court order, but then reversed their decision once [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2008
Contact: Jodi Selander
Placenta Benefits, Ltd.
702.947.0879
PR@placentabenefits.info
UNDER PRESSURE, SUNRISE HOSPITAL REVERSES STANCE
– Hospital to Release Placenta After Forcing Mother to Obtain Court Order –
LAS VEGAS, NV - A triumphant group of mother advocates will gather near Sunrise Hospital on Monday, April 7, at 10 a.m. to stand up for a woman’s right of [...]

I have the privilege of helping bring a screening of Ricki Lake’s amazing new movie about birth in America to Las Vegas - The Business of Being Born. There will be two shows, at 5 and 7:30 on Saturday, January 19. You can find more information and purchase tickets for the 7:30 show at BoBBSneakPeek.com [...]

I hope you all have a fabulous holiday with your families!
Blessings to you and yours…

I gave a presentation at a local Birth Year Network meeting tonight. The BYN is a group of local professionals presenting natural birth option to area mothers. I, of course, talked about placenta encapsulation and its benefits for women during their postpartum recovery. I hope I was convincing enough for the pregnant mamas present to [...]