Placenta Works

11/14/2025

The liquid gold showing off again! 💜

sorry not sorry 💁🏼‍♀️

11/12/2025

Cocoa minis - one day only! Grab your spot on this adorable set. 💜

11/08/2025

Christmas minis are open. Book now. Details in post. 🎄✨️🎁

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Our Christmas Mini Sessions are officially open for booking! This year’s studio sets include a warm and classic Cozy Mantle and a playful Christmas Cookies kitchen scene. You can choose one or enjoy both during your 20-minute session.

Sessions include 10 edited digital images with the option to upgrade to the full gallery as well as heirloom quality print options and holiday cards.

📍 Willow Creek Photography Studio Wilmington, NC
💰 $200
🕒 Limited spots available

Bring your family, your favorite holiday outfits, and let’s create something beautiful to remember this season by.

Reserve your spot here:
👉 https://book.usesession.com/s/NXqisXvxCE

10/31/2025

Liquid gold! 💜

10/28/2025

When you become fully informed, you know better, and when you know better, you do better! Keep the boys WHOLE!

10/25/2025

The more you know... 👀🧐🤔

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10/21/2025

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Birth it’s just amazing ❤️‍🔥

from • Last week I had the absolute honor of watching this mama bring her baby earthside. Her last birth was beautiful and demanding. This time she hoped for ease… and she found it.

Her husband held her close while she vocalized in a way that felt almost like song, each sound carrying her closer. Then her voice shifted… less melody, more primal instinct. I knew we were right there.

She reached down and felt it: her baby’s head. A few breaths later she pushed through the water and lifted her daughter to her chest. Tears of pure euphoria streaked her face as she met her baby for the first time.

A little while later their two-year-old padded into the room, wide eyed and quiet. He reached out, tiny fingers brushing his sister’s face… the sweetest first meeting. Their family of three became four and the love and adoration that filled the room was truly undeniable.

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10/10/2025

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10/07/2025

Good to know!

An incredible new study found that pregnant women who consume just 6 dates a day in the 4 weeks leading up to their due date were 74% more dilated upon their arrival to the hospital, had a 77% shorter first stage of labor and a 42% lower rate of caesarean sections.

Eating dates in the late stages of pregnancy lead to higher cervical dilation upon hospital admission because the fruit contains nutrients that influence oxytocin receptors, preparing the cervix and uterus for labor by increasing muscle response to oxytocin and other labor-supporting hormones. Dates are a rich source of energy from natural sugars and fats and also contain prostaglandins, which contribute to cervical ripening. Additionally, they provide serotonin, calcium, and tannins, which contribute to powerful uterine contractions.

Eating dates in the late stages of pregnancy shortens the first stage of labor due to their ability to stimulate the production of prostaglandins, which promote cervical ripening (softening and thinning of the cervix) and increase uterine contractions. Dates also contain tannins, which have a similar effect, and provide a natural sugar source for energy during labor. Some studies even suggest that dates can increase uterine sensitivity to oxytocin, leading to more effective contractions and a quicker and smoother labor process.

These actions are also the exact reason why women who eat dates in the late stages of pregnancy and far less likely to need a c-section!

The most common recommendation is for women to begin eating 6 dates a day starting in their 37th week of pregnancy.
PMID: 40322306, 21280989

SEE ALSO: https://www.pelvicphysio.co.nz/the-sweet-secret-to-a-smoother-labour-dates

09/23/2025

Crowning ---> Birthed 💜