Placenta Prints

At some point, I would like to give a tutorial on how to make placenta prints, but until I do that, I have found a great article on how to make good prints of the placenta.

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/placenta/ss/Placenta-Prints.htm

Depending what you choose to use to make the print, you can still have your placenta encapsulated! The best medium to use is the actual blood from the placenta. You can also use foods such as crushed blueberries. The main medium you do not want to use if you do intend to have your placenta encapsulated, however if you are not at all considering having your placenta encapsulated then paint can turn out very lovely placenta prints.

Prairie Midwife

This picture is really inspirational to me. This is what midwives stood for and I believe shows why we really need them.

Ryan Gosling Hey Girl

Virginia Di Orio Birth Quote

" Just as a woman's heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows how and when to give birth." Virginia Di Orio

Beautiful Natural Birth

I found a birth video yesterday that was so moving, I had to share. Please visit the birth video here:

http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/natural_childbirth_video.html.

Her birth is so quick and effortless, and I feel it is so important for women to see this other side of what birth can be like. The video comes on a great website about natural birthing.

Placenta Article

I found a good article on the placenta that I wanted to pass along.

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/placentas/a/placenta.htm

This article gives information on what the placenta is, why it is special, and what you can do with it after birth. There's also references to how other cultures respect the placenta. It's quite a good overview.

Paid Maternity Leave?

Obviously, our economy has bigger problems than paid maternity leave, but it certainly is telling where our priorities lie, isn't it? Why don't we value the postpartum period as a society? There are so many countries doing so much better than we are at pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Come on, America, isn't it time we change?