The placenta is an incredible life giving organ providing nutrients and oxygen to your baby and its important to understand the positions it can attach to in the uterus. Lauren Brenton is a registered midwife in Australia and gives us a closer look into the world of placentas.

The three placenta rituals presented in this article are placenta burial, placentophagy (eating or consuming the placenta), and lotus birth (leaving the umbilical cord attached until it dries and comes away from the baby naturally).

All about your placenta and how to birth it at home after an unassisted home birth or freebirth

Any bleeding in later pregnancy is most likely to indicate a problem with your placenta. If you are bleeding, you will need medical attention. Placental abruption is the most common cause of bleeding during the second half of pregnancy and is often associated with …

The placenta is a temporary body organ that delivers oxygen and nutrients to your baby during pregnancy. Complications with the placenta can be very dangerous to both you and your unborn baby. In twin pregnancies, it is possible to have two placentas, depending on whether your twins are fraternal or identical.

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vaginal birth because the placenta will have moved up and away from the cervix by the end of pregnancy. But if your placenta doesn’t move, don’t worry about it too much. Over a thousand Australian women have placenta previa every year and they and their babies nearly always do …

A society for researchers in placental biology and pregnancy disorders in Australia and New Zealand

Here are 10 things you can do with your placenta after giving birth. Plant it under a tree. Let the placenta grow with your newborn by planting it. Simply plant the placenta in the ground with a tree seedling and watch it grow. The nutrients from the placenta supposedly make a great fertiliser.

Mar 29, 2018 · There are calls to regulate the placenta encapsulation industry in Australia after a newborn baby in the United States contracted a deadly blood infection linked to its mother taking the pills last year.