APPA Placenta Training Celebrates 3rd Birthday!

I think we’ve lost our minds! We’re giving away our full placenta training course to one lucky winner.  Enter to win on our Facebook page Wait! That’s not all we have in store for you. During the month of July, we are giving away a free copy of Placenta: The Gift of Life  By Cornelia Enning to every single new student. AND!!!!

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Group B Strep and Placenta Encapsulation Safety

Group B Strep and Placenta Encapsulation Safety The CDC released a case study on a newborn who had a recurrent GBS infection after the mother had her placenta encapsulated. It has left a lot of people asking… Can my placenta capsules make my baby sick? The short answer is: probably not. A well-trained placenta arts specialist will make sure that

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Graduate Spotlight: Kristen Wiertalla

I am a mom on a mission. I juggle my 15-month-old son, three dogs, two cats, backyard chickens, beekeeping, and gardening all while making a career for myself! I live a crunchy minimalist lifestyle, am an avid breastfeeding advocate, enjoy weight lifting, hiking, and DIY projects. I follow a Buddhist philosophy, and I have a zest for life but a

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Graduate Spotlight: Shannon Bacus

Shannon grew up right in the heart of Central IL but hasn’t always stayed put. From Indiana to Africa to Missouri, she has planted roots as she’s moved. She is the best of both worlds – a dreamer who loves to get stuff done. She’s a graduate of Lincoln Christian University and is a DONA Certified Birth Doula and APPA Placenta Encapsulation Specialist. She spends her

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Please consider eating your placenta, here’s why

by Kirrah Stewart B.ClinSci When you have a baby, you’ll need to make a decision about what to do with your placenta. There are many differing beliefs and customs around what ‘should’ be done with the placenta after birth and this varies between people and countries. Some cultures believe it needs to be buried, some people dehydrate the cord as

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Graduate Spotlight: Jane Stanley

Jane was born and bred in the north of England and her passion for “all things birth” began when she home-birthed her two daughters in 1995 and 1998. Over the next few years she and her family moved to Texas, USA and whilst raising her two girls, she studied with DONA International to become a certified Birth Doula. Whilst working

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Placenta Talk

by Stephanie Liljedahl He tentatively raised his hand and said “I read on the internet… Well, they have these articles that I saw online.  About.  Well.  Things you can do with the placenta.  And… (he takes a deep breath) Well.  Does it work?” So much courage this man had.  We were in a hospital conference room, a very mainstream hospital

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Graduate Spotlight: Kristin Beckedahl

Your Name & Business Name: Kristin Beckedahl, BodyWise BirthWise Business State: Australia Business City: Perth, Australia Kristin Beckedahl (B.Nat, GradDip CBE, ATMS, PBi, APPA) is a Naturopath, Childbirth Educator, Doula and Dual Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist.For the past 16 years she has holistically supported women and families within her various roles throughout preconception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Her interest in placenta services began

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Good News for Mothers- Placenta Capsules Contain More Iron Than Beef

by Kirrah Holborn B.ClinSci, APPAC Many mothers and placenta encapsulators have been eagerly awaiting results from research approved by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Their most recent study, part of a larger pilot, was published on the 3rd November in The Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health and looks at the effects on iron status when women consume

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Graduate Spotlight- Samantha Kempf

Samantha is a trained Placenta Specialist through the Association of Placenta Preparation Arts (APPA).  Samantha has also been an accredited leader for an international breastfeeding organization, providing mother-to-mother support, for 3 years. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education  in 2006. Having 4 children herself, Samantha understands the importance of the postpartum period and believes strongly in nourishing the body during

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