ANN ARBOR PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION SERVICES

We are pleased to offer a range of Ann Arbor placenta services to support your postpartum well-being. Our services include placenta encapsulation, tinctures, and prints. We adhere to the highest safety and hygiene standards in handling and preparing your placenta.

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While research is ongoing, many people report experiencing various health benefits, including:

  • Increased milk supply
  • Balancing of hormone levels
  • Replenishment of depleted nutrients
  • Prevention of hormonal mood swings and baby blues
  • Increased energy levels

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

YOUR PLACENTA WILL BE PROCESSED IN ONE OF TWO WAYS:

  • Raw Foods Method: Your placenta specialist dehydrates the placenta and then puts it into capsules. The concept is that more of the essence of the placenta is preserved as the steaming process can destroy vital enzymes in food. This method is often preferred by those seeking a more natural approach.
  • Traditional Chinese Method: Your placenta specialist first steams the placenta, then dehydrates it and puts it into capsules. This is the oldest-known and most commonly-used method for encapsulation. It is believed that the process of labor and birth leaves the mother cold, and deficient of blood and body fluids. Returning the yang energy via heat can promote healing during the postpartum period.
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INVESTMENT FOR PLACENTA SERVICES:

Raw Foods Method Encapsulation: $260 OR

Traditional Chinese Method Encapsulation: $315

Print: $20 (with encapsulation)

Tincture: $40 (with encapsulation)

Deposit: 50% of total, balance due at 35 weeks

Delivery: $35 (your final product will either be sent by USPS Express Priority Mail or dropped off at your home)

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How to prepare for your Ann Arbor placenta encapsulation:

1. If you are planning a hospital birth, make sure your care team knows that you want to keep your placenta ahead of time.
It is important to know your hospital's policy regarding releasing placentas. You may have to sign a release from the hospital or have additional blood work done towards the end of your pregnancy. Bring this up with your care provider at a prenatal visit.

2. Keep your placenta cool until processing.
Some hospitals require you to bring your own cooler to store it in. Make sure the placenta is placed in a clean container within the cooler.

3. Make your plan clear to the staff.
Again, it is always a good idea to remind the staff a few times before baby is born that you plan on keeping it. Sometimes that detail gets forgotten in the rush of your baby's arrival!

4. Once baby is here, please let your encapsulator know right away.
Please keep your placenta fresh on ice until it is picked up for processing. Typically we will come within 24 hours.

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Placenta Prints and Tinctures:

  • Prints: Printed on canvas, the placenta print makes for a beautiful keepsake to remember where your baby grew. The placenta is referred to as the tree of life, which you can normally see clearly with the prints!
  • Tincture: Your encapsulator takes a small piece of the placenta and distills it in a small jar of high proof vodka, which acts as a preservative, in order to release potential beneficial properties. This normally takes six weeks and can be used after the waiting period, and indefinitely, if stored properly in a cool, dark place, and the placenta never touches air.
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QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PLACENTA SERVICES?

Our encapsulator with Ann Arbor Doulas has completed a professional training and certification in preparing placentas, OSHA bloodborne pathogen training and annual re-certification, and obtained a food handler safety training card.

Work spaces are sanitized according to the protocols set forth by OSHA and your capsules are prepared with your safety and health as our primary concern.

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“I speak on behalf of my family in extending our heartfelt gratitude for the exceptional service provided by AA Doulas. We worked directly with Stephanie to get the placenta encapsulated. From the very beginning, she was prompt returning calls and consistent with communication through text, addressing all our questions. Her willingness to go above and beyond, especially by accommodating my father’s schedule for pick up and personally delivering everything to our home, is greatly appreciated as we navigated being first time parents. Her commitment to providing a great customer experience has truly impressed us. We highly recommend Ann Arbor Doulas to others. Thank you sincerely for everything!”

~Mario

“Whenever and however you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body and your spirit for the rest of your life.”

– Ina May Gaskin

Support a friend or family member with a gift certificate!

Looking for a unique & incredibly helpful gift? Our gift certificates allow you to surprise them with the Ann Arbor Doulas service of their choice, including childbirth education classes, birth doula support, placenta encapsulation, tinctures and prints, and postpartum doula services.

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