Placenta Services

Your placenta is the amazing organ that nourished your baby in the womb. In many cultures, the placenta is revered and honored. I offer both medicinal and keepsake preparations of the placenta.

Placenta Encapsulation

For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine has recognized the placenta as powerful medicine used to tonify Qi (life energy) after the birth. In this tradition, placenta is taken in capsule form during the postpartum period to help rebuild blood supply, increase milk production, increase energy after childbirth, stabilize your mood, and reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

I use Traditional Chinese Medicine methods to gently steam, dehydrate, powder, and encapsulate the placenta. I believe in treating each placenta with reverence and respect during the encapsulation process. I carefully maintain sterilized equipment, and I have completed training in Bloodborne Pathogens according to OSHA standards.

Fee: $300 / $250 for Mindful Birthing students

Placenta Prints
Preserving the placenta with beautiful art prints is another way to honor the role of the "tree of life." I make prints on acid-free artists' paper with natural placenta blood. Each placenta makes its own unique imprint. This service can be combined with encapsulation.

Set of 3 placenta prints: $50.

Umbilical Cord Keepsakes
Your baby's umbilical cord can be dried and preserved in a heart, spiral, or other shape to serve as a memento of the birth and the mother-baby connection. This service is included with placenta encapsulation.

  • "I'm so glad I had you tend to my placenta. I'm taking the capsules on days when I have less energy, or when I'm cranky, and I find that they make a big difference! I wish I had a year's supply!"

  • "This worked wonders for me! Seriously, a night and day difference from my first time. I will definitely do it again!"

  • "After encapsulating with babies #2 and 3, I swear by it. The baby blues were nonexistent when using my placenta pills and I felt so much more energetic! I take extra ones during growth spurts and it seems to really help."

  • "I love them! I call them my super pills. They really helped those first few weeks postpartum when energy was low. I still feel a nice boost when I take them now too [at 2 months postpartum]."

Disclaimer: The information on this page has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The services I offer are not clinical, pharmaceutical, or intended to diagnose or treat any condition. People who choose to utilize the services on this page take full responsibility for researching and using them.