Minding the Body

Melissa DeGezelle

Philadelphia Area Labor and Postpartum Doula
Perinatal Loss Support
Placenta Preparation

Nevertheless, nevertheless

You steamed to me over the sea,

Fat and red, a placenta
  
-SP, from Medusa

Nevertheless, nevertheless


You steamed to me over the sea,


Fat and red, a placenta

 

-SP, from Medusa

Placentas placentas placentas! 
My kitchen’s been placenta central lately. Myrrh and ginger. Umbilical cord hearts. And the other day I was given a double placenta to prepare, which I think is somewhat rare. 
Another recent article on the benefits of Placentophagy.

Placentas placentas placentas! 

My kitchen’s been placenta central lately. Myrrh and ginger. Umbilical cord hearts. And the other day I was given a double placenta to prepare, which I think is somewhat rare. 

Another recent article on the benefits of Placentophagy.

 
NYMag on Placenta Preparation
“In some cultures, it is customary to bury the placenta and plant a tree over it.
Hughes had other plans. She was going to eat it.”

NYMag on Placenta Preparation

“In some cultures, it is customary to bury the placenta and plant a tree over it.

Hughes had other plans. She was going to eat it.”

Philadelphia Area Birth Services

Philadelphia Area Birth Services