“I love supporting new mothers and birthing parents in a professional and caring manner. I’m Louise, owner of Mandala Birthing in Leicestershire, covering the Midlands area and I’m a Placenta Remedies Specialist.”
“I was fourteen when I was diagnosed with lupus (SLE) and was informed that should I want children in the future then I could face some hurdles as a result of the disease, becoming pregnant in the first instance, being one of them.” Lupus can be described as a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when the … Read more
Katie Hickey, the Balanced Doula’s life-affirming gift – When I attended the doula UK conference, as a friend of Doula UK, in 2017 I was yet to decide who I was going to do my doula training course with. I wanted to get more of a feel for the doula community first and to see … Read more
Mum and blogger Janine of The Pegglet Mama writes… “Ew that sounds absolutely dreadful! Why, on Earth would anyone do that?!”, I think was the remark I blurted out when first hearing about placenta encapsulation and consumption. I was 25 weeks pregnant with my first-born (Sophie), and I was nearing the end of my massage … Read more
by Lynnea Shrief IPEN Certified placenta specialist Laura Jones graces us with her placenta wisdom on Channel 4’s ‘Be Your Own Doctor’, (aired Monday, 24 October at 8:30pm) a program that looks at natural and alternative health remedies and treatments which they say are internet fads and have no research to back them up. So they put them to … Read more
My journey into placenta encapsulation stems from my own personal experience. I fell pregnant with my eldest daughter in 2011, and suffered a horrible pregnancy with her due to hyperemesis (extreme morning sickness) as well as developing a heart condition. I thought about placenta encapsulation then, but at the time I couldn’t find anyone nearby and … Read more