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Does Placenta Encapsulation Lower Milk Supply?

9/15/2017

This week an opinion piece from an IBCLC in northern California has been going around the birth community. A number of my colleagues have asked my thoughts on this piece so I wanted to share what I think about this important question: Does placenta encapsulation LOWER milk supply?

My first reaction was "she does make a compelling argument", but it just doesn't jive at all with my experience of encapsulating over 700 placentas in 6.5 years.

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Client Feedback July 2016-May 2017 with pie charts!

9/7/2017

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Numbers are fun! And since we don't yet have enough scientific research to tell us about the benefits parents who choose encapsulation experience, we have to rely on anecdotal evidence. To that end I wanted to share some fascinating data I've collected from Bywater Birth placenta encapsulation clients over the last year or so. Keep in mind this data set is small, 49 respondents, which represents about 1/3 of the clients we actually served during the time we collected these survey responses. So a big thank you to everyone who shared their experience with us. Note: This data was collected via a google form and was anonymous. My hope is that clients are sharing their true experience so we can trust this data as much as possible.

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Does Placenta Encapsulation Lower Milk Supply?

Client Feedback July 2016-May 2017 with pie charts!

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