Placenta

Encapsulation Information

The first step to encapsulating your placenta is to discuss these plans with your OB
or Midwife to find out what the hospitals policy is regarding it. Arizona hospitals
and Doctors see more of the birthing community using this as a postpartum practice
and usually support it. Placentophogy has been used for thousands of years in
ancient Chinese practices. It is recommended to understand the benefits of delayed
cord clamping because allowing the blood to stop pulsing from the placenta before it
is clamped and cut gives babies immune systems a great advantage, higher iron
levels and less chance of developing jaundice. When parents go to the hospital they
take a small ice cooler with them. If they write a birth plan they note their
placenta plans so the entire hospital team is on the same page. Once the placenta
descends the medical staff will place it in a small container and then the father,
doula or any support partner can place that container in the ice cooler covering it
with ice. You or your partner can text me (no matter what hour) and I will respond
as soon as possible to arrange for pick up. The placenta is good on ice until I pick it
up, usually first thing in the morning. If I am at a birth we can make other
arrangements.

I take placentas to my office and workspace. I take many steps to keep a clean and
sterile environment and follow the recommended safety preparation protocol with
OSHA standards. I cut small thin pieces of the placenta placing them on a dehydrator
usually dehydrating for 8 hours. Then I use a grinder to turn those dried pieces into
powder and I encapsulate that powder using a little machine. I usually process
a placenta within 2-3 days and if I can 24 hours and charge $150 for the entire
service including picking up and delivering. The benefits of Placentoghogy are:
minimizing postpartum bleeding, bringing breast milk in and boosting supply,
returned energy, balancing hormones which naturally helps with postpartum blues
and sustains quality of skin and hair.

Every woman and placenta has different hormones and there isnt a standard
dosage. The general recommendation is taking two pills three times a day with food
for the first two weeks, then going down to two pills two times a day. Do allow
yourself to play with dosage and check in with your body to see how it responds to
your personal pills. These capsules are full of your own hormones and should help
bring you back to balance after having a baby. Some women (very few) do report
that they feel more emotional after taking them. I recommend going to a very low

dosage, taking one or two a day or taking a few days off completely if you feel this
happening.
I love these links on Placenta Medicine:
http://www.placentawise.com/research-studies-supporting-placenta-
encapsulation/


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/health/the-push-to-understand-the-
placenta.html

Benefits of delayed cord clamping:
http://www.who.int/elena/titles/cord_clamping/en/

http://cord-clamping.com/

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/263181.php

Please let me know if you have any questions! I am happy to text, email
or chat over the phone anytime!

Aubrey 602-403-3935

rootsoflifemedicine.com