{"id":10520902,"title":"Placenta: The Gift of Life","handle":"placenta-the-gift-of-life","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePlacenta: The Gift of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know that—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the 16th century a piece of placenta was added to the mother’s first postpartum meal in southern Germany?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr that in the 1970s Cuba exported 40 tons of human placentas to a French laboratory after discovering that it could be used to successfully treat vitiligo, a condition that causes the skin to lose pigment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr that, even today, in many areas of the world, if a child needs special protection, a dried part of the placenta is tied around his neck?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese facts and more can be found in Motherbaby Press’s seminal publication: Placenta: The Gift of Life. Do you want to use your baby’s placenta for a birth ritual or as an aid to bonding and breastfeeding? This book contains comprehensive and up-to-date information on how the placenta has been used in the past, medical uses throughout the world, and how individuals can make use of the placenta in a variety of ways. This may involve burial under a certain kind of tree, drying for use as a lucky charm, or even ingestion as a medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacenta: The Gift of Life combines the experiences of midwives, doctors and naturopaths with our ancestors’ traditions, and saves some old recipes from oblivion. Learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical uses of the placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe use of the placenta in postpartum healing and breastfeeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegulation and current medical and cosmetic uses of the placenta in various countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific evidence supporting the medicinal uses of placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to process placenta for medical use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes for using the placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile numerous articles have been written on the subject, this unique and groundbreaking book is the only guide to using placenta currently on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2009-11-08T23:39:00-07:00","created_at":"2009-11-08T23:39:29-07:00","vendor":"Midwifery Today","type":"Books \u0026 DVDs","tags":["Book","Encapsulation","Placenta","Prenatal Education","SM20"],"price":2895,"price_min":2895,"price_max":2895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3000,"compare_at_price_min":3000,"compare_at_price_max":3000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":27097732,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"978-1-890446-40-6","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Placenta: The Gift of Life","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2895,"weight":137,"compare_at_price":3000,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9781890446406","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/8287\/products\/placenta-the-gift-of-life-books-dvds.png?v=1504862268"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/8287\/products\/placenta-the-gift-of-life-books-dvds.png?v=1504862268","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Placenta: The Gift of Life-Books \u0026 DVDs-Birth Supplies Canada","id":1636073534,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.658,"height":301,"width":198,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/8287\/products\/placenta-the-gift-of-life-books-dvds.png?v=1568667126"},"aspect_ratio":0.658,"height":301,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/8287\/products\/placenta-the-gift-of-life-books-dvds.png?v=1568667126","width":198}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch2\u003ePlacenta: The Gift of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know that—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the 16th century a piece of placenta was added to the mother’s first postpartum meal in southern Germany?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr that in the 1970s Cuba exported 40 tons of human placentas to a French laboratory after discovering that it could be used to successfully treat vitiligo, a condition that causes the skin to lose pigment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr that, even today, in many areas of the world, if a child needs special protection, a dried part of the placenta is tied around his neck?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese facts and more can be found in Motherbaby Press’s seminal publication: Placenta: The Gift of Life. Do you want to use your baby’s placenta for a birth ritual or as an aid to bonding and breastfeeding? This book contains comprehensive and up-to-date information on how the placenta has been used in the past, medical uses throughout the world, and how individuals can make use of the placenta in a variety of ways. This may involve burial under a certain kind of tree, drying for use as a lucky charm, or even ingestion as a medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacenta: The Gift of Life combines the experiences of midwives, doctors and naturopaths with our ancestors’ traditions, and saves some old recipes from oblivion. Learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical uses of the placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe use of the placenta in postpartum healing and breastfeeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegulation and current medical and cosmetic uses of the placenta in various countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific evidence supporting the medicinal uses of placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to process placenta for medical use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes for using the placenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile numerous articles have been written on the subject, this unique and groundbreaking book is the only guide to using placenta currently on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e"}