Placenta Encapsulation Description
Placenta encapsulation is the process of preparing the mother’s placenta after the birth of her baby/babies by
separating the membranes and umbilical cord from the placenta, rinsing and draining maternal/ fetal blood and
dehydrating it to then be ground and placed into capsules for the mother to ingest as she sees fit. The ingestion
of the placenta is known as “placentophagy.” The purpose of placentophagy by the mother is to reintroduce the
beneficial vitamins, minerals, hormones, proteins, and other nutrients to her body following labor and birth to
help restore a more balanced body function, prevent “baby blues” and the more serious postpartum depression,
increase breast-milk production, shorten healing time, increase maternal energy levels, and provide an over-all
feeling of wellness to aid in the transition between pregnancy and the early postpartum period in the woman
who has just given birth.
Pineapple Babies Birth Services is not a pharmacy, pharmaceutical representative, holistic practitioner,
herbalist, or medical doctor. Benefits of placentophagy are supported by ongoing research but have not been
evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Placentophagy, as it pertains to this contract agreement, is for
natural nutritional supplementation and is intended solely for ingestion by the mother who has birthed the
placenta/placentas and not for her family members, friends, or other individuals, is a natural nutritional
supplement and, as such, cannot be guaranteed to produce specific results.