By now I hope you have had the chance to read a fantastic blog post written by Gina Crosley-Corcoran, entitled “I’m Birthing at Home and Eating My Placenta, and I Swear I’m Not Even a Hippy“. If you haven’t, head on over to The Feminist Breeder’s Blog and give it a read. I found it [...]

Bridget Hirata, a PBi-Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist serving Madison, WI, was interviewed by WAOW News in late October. She did a wonderful interview, and it was even more special because she helped her own sister have a better postpartum recovery by preparing her niece’s placenta in capsules. Her sister Anne had suffered from postpartum depression [...]

Calling all placenta-eaters! Here is an opportunity to contribute to research being done out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). We need your input! This data is going to be very important in determining whether or not placentophagy is beneficial to postpartum women.
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The official recruitment letter:
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I had the privilege of speaking at the CAM conference this past weekend, held in Davis, CA on the campus of UC Davis. The California Association of Midwives has been working hard for mothers and midwives for years, and this conference has been their latest effort.
I presented Placenta for Postpartum Wellness, a presentation on the [...]

Kathy Reid, PBi Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist serving the Salt Lake City, UT area, was interviewed this week (live!) on the Good Things Utah morning show.

Kathy did a great job of presenting placenta encapsulation, and a wonderful job of representing PBi as well.
We’re working hard to promote all of our Placenta Encapsulation Specialists! Check [...]

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 [...]

Bridget Hirata, PBi’s Placenta Encapsulation Specialist in Madison, WI did a great interview with one of her happy clients for WMTV’s The Morning Show.
Women who ingest capsules made from their placenta are reporting fewer emotional issues, more energy and one local mom wants to spread the word.
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My favorite quotes, from Sarah Carlson: [...]

Placenta Benefits.info (PBi) is the leading resource for placenta encapsulation information and training. I created PBi specifically to promote the use of placenta for postpartum recovery. As a result, in the past four years placenta use has grown into a national trend and is much more popular and accepted. I am very proud of this [...]

The Association of Texas Midwives put on a wonderful conference this year. I am honored that they asked me to come speak about the benefits of placenta for postpartum use.
My presentation went well - I got a few chuckles (at the appropriate parts, even!), and there was a lot of enthusiasm after the presentation [...]

This is an article written by a women’s advocate, Ari LeVaux, in Missoula, MT. She is working to raise awareness of placenta encapsulation, and mentioned PBi in this recent article she wrote for the Missoula Independent column, Flash in the Pan.
Thank you for the mention, Ari! And thank you for the positive writeup about [...]