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Many families report feeling more balanced and steady in the early weeks, and choose encapsulation as one small part of their postpartum care.
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A gentle, time-honored postpartum ritual. Many families choose encapsulation as a nourishing way to honor the body's work and ease into the tender first weeks with their new baby. 🌙
What it is
Placenta encapsulation is the practice of gently preparing your placenta after birth and processing it into small, easy-to-take capsules. For many cultures and families across generations, it has been a meaningful way to honor birth and support the postpartum season.
It's an entirely personal choice, one we're glad to prepare thoughtfully and respectfully for the families who feel called to it.
Why families choose it
Many families report feeling more balanced and steady in the early weeks, and choose encapsulation as one small part of their postpartum care.
Some parents find it a comforting addition to their breastfeeding journey and feel it may support their milk supply as it becomes established.
Others simply appreciate a nourishing ritual that honors the body's hard work and helps them feel replenished during recovery.
Step one
How this works depends on where you give birth, and we’ll walk you through either path.
There’s nothing for you to arrange. We’re already at your birth, so when you’re ready to let it go, your placenta comes with us in a cooler and the process begins right away.
Tell your birth team ahead of time that you intend to keep your placenta. Many facilities require notice and a release form, and some won’t release it at all after the fact. Ask that it be sealed in a container and kept cold, get it into a refrigerator or a cooler with ice as soon as you reasonably can, and reach out to us to arrange pickup.
Not sure how your hospital handles this? Ask us when you inquire. We’re happy to help you make the request.
Our process
Your placenta is prepared in a clean, dedicated space using careful, sanitary methods and thorough attention to food-safety practices. Our team is trained and certified in placenta encapsulation, and only one placenta is ever handled at a time, and surfaces and equipment are fully sanitized between clients, so what comes back to you is yours and only yours.
From there the work is unhurried and simple: your placenta is gently cleaned and prepared, slowly dehydrated, then ground and placed into capsules. We coordinate the timing around your birth so the process begins promptly and your capsules are ready during those early postpartum days when you may want them most.
Everything is handled with respect from start to finish, and your capsules are returned to you with simple guidance for taking and storing them.
What comes back to you
Because every placenta is a different size, the number of capsules varies from family to family. They arrive ready to take, with straightforward instructions included. Your cord art comes home with you as well, the cord dried into a keepsake, often shaped into a heart or the word love.
A small portion of your placenta is extracted in high-proof alcohol and carefully prepared for future use. Where capsules are usually taken during the early weeks, a tincture keeps for years. Some families set it aside for later seasons, like weaning or other hormonal transitions.
$26 · $25 with cash, Zelle, or check
Before your placenta is prepared, it can be pressed onto paper, where the vessels fan out like the branches of a tree, which is why it’s often called the tree of life. It’s a quiet way to keep something of the organ your body built.
$10.40 · $10 with cash, Zelle, or check, on watercolor paper
$36.40 · $35 with cash, Zelle, or check, on canvas print
If you’d like, we can set aside a small piece raw for you to blend into smoothies. Just let us know beforehand and we’ll save some back for you.
Good to know
Occasionally a placenta can’t safely be encapsulated. We’d rather you hear it here than be surprised later:
If any of this comes up, we’ll talk it through with you honestly and sort out what makes sense from there.
Pricing
Optional add-ons
Cord art comes home with you at no extra cost, and we’re glad to set aside a raw portion for smoothies if you’d like.
Adding encapsulation is simple. Fill out the quick form below — or if you're already in our care, just mention it at any prenatal visit and we'll fold it right into your plan.
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Placenta encapsulation is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and this information is not medical advice. Please consult your care provider about what is right for you.
Inquire
Just a few quick questions and we’ll take it from there.
Looking for full midwifery or postpartum care too? Use our main inquiry form instead — placenta encapsulation is one of the options there.
Tell us a little about you and your pregnancy. We'll reach out to talk through encapsulation and get you on the calendar.