A new phenomenon, placentophagy, has taken the United States by storm. Placentophagy is the concept of consuming the placenta after giving birth to a child in order to receive specific health benefits. Controversy has ensued over whether or not the placenta is actually beneficial to mothers. The pro-argument states that placentophagy is in fact advantageous. An article from American Pregnancy, entitled “Placenta Encapsulation” explains that the basis of placentophagy relies heavily on anecdotes from mothers who have tried out the procedure and supported the practice. Another article from the website Placenta Benefits explains under their health and wellness tab how exactly consuming the placenta can be valuable. The page has a list of all the benefits, including related articles that go into further detail on a specific subject. Annette McDermott explains in her article that a study was done on one-hundred and eight-nine participants, and seventy-six percent said they experienced positive results when consuming placenta. Yet another article by Michele Zipp also mentions the previously mentioned study, and says that more studies will be conducted in the future. It also mentioned that mothers who had another kid would continue to consume the placenta, and in different ways, which suggests they had experienced positive effects. One last blog from whattoexpect talks about the positive effects of placenta ingestion mentions facts about the placenta, such as the fact that it
Gaby Rodriguez’s purpose in The Pregnant Project is to inspire readers to think positively and to know their own inner strength despite how others may judge or act.
In the essay "What Pregnant Women Won't Tell You - Ever", Elyse Anders talks about the downsides of pregnancy. Some of which I wasn't aware that could happen but other I was. I was aware of common symptoms like having a trouble staying awake, morning sickness, frequent urination, pooping and not being able to drink. But, I was not aware of the others.
Alexandra Tsiaras came up with a phenomenal way of describing conception to birth in his interview he did for Ted Talk. There were several things and little details that I truthfully did not know happened so fast during a woman’s pregnancy. It amazes me how people can go through with abortion after watching a video like Conception to Birth. Alexandra Tsiara’s visuals on conception to birth show a whole new outline of how fast a baby becomes a human, and that makes it that much more precious.
The rise of 'planned conception' gadgets, such as electronic ovulation calendars and apps to tell a woman when she's at her most fertile, have led to a new kind of mummy one-upmanship. Allie Simms, 29, from Altrincham, Cheshire, (centre) didn't want her childminding business to be badly affected by her pregnancy, so planned to have baby Sienna in September. Wedding photographer Hayley Williams, 33, from Bedfordshire, (right) took pictures at her last event at 38 weeks pregnant. She gave birth to daughter Honor in November at the end of the wedding season. Farmer Fiona Penfold, 36, from Somerset, (left) planned for her second child to be born between February and May so she could work during the summer
In the book The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez changes a lot. She is a 17 year old student in high school. Gaby is a young girl from Washington. She has decided to do an incredible project which leaves people very surprised. Gaby was raised by a single mother. She is the youngest kid out of eight and all siblings have been teen parents as well as her mother. Since they have all been teen parents, Gaby is now expected to follow the tradition of becoming pregnant as a teen.
Robin Yates’s paper, “Pregnancy and Childbirth, The 1800’s vs. Now: What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting,” was filled with many clear points on the advancement of labor and medicine since the 1800s. This essay was filled with interesting and grabbing facts; however, the structure of the essay needs more support.
The most interesting thing I learned about the history of reproductive control in the United States from the readings is the fact that throughout it’s history, the support or lack of support of Planned Parenthood has been largely impacted by what is going on in the world around it, rather than the essence of what Planned Parenthood stands for. For example, in Jill Leopre’s article “Birthright: what’s next for Planned Parenthood?” she talks about how the economic status of the United States has affected how much support Planned Parenthood has received. She says, “During the Depression, when more and more people were interested in having fewer children, Gallup polls found that three out of four Americans supported the legalization of contraception.”
The prenatal period is when quick changes in the fetal organs are vulnerable to organizing change and stability but also building internal working system to trigger emotional responses (McEwen et al. 2013). It is a critical time for brain development and the PFC (McEwen et al. 2013). It exposes a selection of long -term modifications on brain development and behaviour (Entringer et al. 2009). Prenatal exposure to stress affects hormones in the body including the physiology and anatomy that relate to increasing drug levels, cortical communication and more (Entringer et al. 2009). Fetal stress is any event that interrupts a fetal process in stability in the body. (Entringer et al. 2009). During pregnancy, maternal stress impends the fetal nervous system and shortens the length of maturation due to many issues and concerns affecting the mother (Entringer et al. 2009). During pregnancy, maternal psychosocial stress threatens the fetal nervous system and contracts the length of gestation (Entringer et al. 2009). High levels of placental corticotrophin- releasing hormone
In the past thirty years the number of incarcerated women in the United States increased by 646%, it is estimated that 6-10% of these women were pregnant at intake. “An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States,” is a study that examined the pregnancy related accommodation and health care provided for regional jail populations. Prior to this study no other study examined regional jail populations, they strictly focused on prison populations. This study is a quantitative survey of common practices and policies implemented across 53 jail facilities in the United States as a function of geographic region. This survey was administered through phone or email to employees
A child that is murdered by their mother is known as “maternal filicide”. Children that killed within their first year of being born is known as “infanticide”. An infant killed with the first 24 hours of being born is known as “neonaticide” (Friedman, S., & Resnick, P. J. 2007). Unfortunately, these words exist because there is a history of children being killed by their parents, which yearly about 450 children intentionally murdered by a parent. Furthermore, FBI homicide data correlates three out of four child victims are younger than 5. While Northeastern data a large portion of filicide are from parents that are going through some form of custody battle (Bello, 2014). These statistics makes Susan’s case even more unique that her case goes against the majority or what data suggest. Another case that goes against the norm is Mitchelle Blair who also committed maternal filicide. She claim she killed her two children, a 13 year old daughter and 9 year old son. Mitchelle says she killed her children because they were raping her youngest child (Chuck, 2015). To add to this list Tonya Thomas murdered her four children ages 12,13, 15, and 17 years old before killing herself (Jennings, & Smith, 2012). Julie Schenecker killed her teen children also which raises the
Breeched pregnancies are something that 13 percent of women in the United States have to deal with. There is not always something that can be done about the breeched pregnancy, and sometimes they baby is just more content that way. It can be a long difficult process deciding what is best for the baby, but there are a lot of options that you can choose from so that you and your baby get the best treatment possible. However, there is a lot of research, stories, and studies about breeched pregnancy that might shine a little light on what is happing to both the baby and the mother.
Placenta encapsulation is the practice of ingesting the placenta after it has been dehydrated, ground, and placed into capsules. Placentophagia is the process of a new mother consuming her placenta postpartum by either eating the placenta raw, cooked, in capsule form or drinking the juices from the placenta once it is cooked.
Placenta encapsulation is the practice of ingesting the placenta after it has been dehydrated, ground, and placed into capsules. Placentophagia is the process of a new mother consuming her placenta postpartum by either eating the placenta raw, cooked, in capsule form or drinking the juices from the it once it’s been cooked.
Sorry no personal experience here. Theoretically, it is believed that the placenta contains at least half dozen hormones and other natural substances that help the body to recover from birth. I read articles mentioning that it is supposed to help boost milk supply and iron levels, gently wean the mom off pregnancy hormones, and speed up healing. Sadly it’s a truth that placenta capsule suppliers are making medical claims that have not been scientifically proven. But many experienced moms vouch for it and reaped the benefits of placenta encapsulation. I hope someone more experienced joins the discussion soon. I wish you a healthy pregnancy
John and Dave was viewing his mother 's and sister 's pregnancy, on his holographic monitor. It shows every detail in crystal clarity, from fertilization, to the development of the fetus.