PLACENTA

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​What Hormones are contained in your placenta?
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  • Gonadotrophin: the precursor to estrogen, progesterone and testosterone
  • Prolactin: promotes lactation
  • Oxytocin: for pain and bonding; produced during breastfeeding to facilitate bonding of mother and infant. In pharmaceutical form this is a very addictive drug because it promotes a feeling of connectedness with others
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone: boosts energy and helps recovery from stressful events
  • Cortisone: combats stress and unlocks energy stores
  • Interferon: stimulates the immune system to protect against infections
  • Prostaglandins: anti-inflammatory
  • Hemoglobin: replenishes iron deficiency and anemia, a common postpartum condition
  • Urokinase inhibiting factor and factor XIII: stops bleeding and enhances wound healing
  • Gammaglobulin: immune booster that helps protect against postpartum infections.

GBS Facts and Your Placenta
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  • Group B Strep is a bacterial infection that naturally lives in the gastrointestinal tract in up to 25% of all healthy adult women; most of whom have no symptoms.
  • GBS tests are given between 35 and 37 weeks gestation.
  • When a test comes back positive for GBS, it means that the bacteria has colonized in the mother's vagina or rectum; it does not mean that there is an active, live infection.
  • Mothers who test positive for GBS, will most-likely be put on antibiotics via an IV during labor to make sure the baby doesn’t contract the infection, but if no antibiotics are given, there is a 1 in 200 chance that the baby will become infected.
  • Many women who test positive at 37 weeks will no longer be GBS positive at delivery and some who tested negative at 37 weeks will be positive for the bacteria at delivery but never know it.
  • GBS IS NOT a contraindication for placental consumption, but it does dictate how the placenta is prepared…NEVER RAW.
  • GBS is NOT RECOMMENDED for raw stem cell therapy, smoothies, raw encapsulation & raw tinctures. It is OKAY however, for encapsulation when using the TCM-inspired method (steaming prior to dehydration) and dehydrating at a higher temperature (165 degrees) for the first hour of dehydration.
  • This is the only method of preparation offered to those with GBS. The TCM method is the process whew the placenta is lightly steamed with ginger (which is said to be used for its warming aroma during the steam) and myrrh which is said to draw the essence of the placenta out during the steam. This is great when you have lost blood and need to keep your body's temperature warm, or as the only method that can be done for a mother with Group B Strep Infection.
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