Optimal Birth Recovery
Women around the world are continuing to discover for themselves the amazing benefits of the placenta.
Not just as a life-giving force for their baby, but also as a powerful tool for maternal post-natal healing and recovery.
Our Services
Our premium placenta encapsulation service, operating since 2012, available to mothers throughout greater Melbourne, Geelong, Surfcoast & the Bellarine Peninsula, includes collection of your placenta as soon as is practicable following the birth of your baby, either from the hospital, birth centre or your home.
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The placenta is prepared and encapsulated adhering to strict hygienic standards, a process that generally takes two days.
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Once completed, we will have your placenta encapsulation package delivered to your home, enabling you to optimise your post-natal recovery as quickly as possible.
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The cost of our premium placenta encapsulation service is $320*.
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We service all hospitals; our complimentary collection hospitals are
University Hospital Geelong, St John of God Hospital Geelong, The Birth House
Travel fees apply to
Colac Area Health
Western Melbourne hospitals: Werribee Mercy Hospital, Joan Kirner Womens' Hospital, Western Hospital Sunshine,
CBD hospitals: Royal Women's Hospital, St Vincent's Private Hospital, Epworth Freemasons East Melbourne
Eastern Melbourne hospitals: Box Hill Hospital, Mitcham Private Hospital, Cabrini Private Hospital, Sandringham Private Hospital, Monash Medical Centre Clayton and
Northern Melbourne hospitals: Mercy Hospital Heidelberg, Northern Hospital Epping, North Park Private Hospital
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Raw Placenta Encapsulation
The placenta is gently prepared using only water for rinsing and then dehydrated (at a temperature consistent with meat preservation) and ground into a powder for encapsulation. Raw placenta encapsulation is considered to be an invigorating and energising preparation. The effects. anecdotally, are considered stronger than that of TCM inspired.
Raw placenta encapsulation must be prepared within 48 hours of placenta birth.
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The cost of Raw placenta encapsulation is $320.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) inspired Placenta Encapsulation
The placenta is gently prepared and then steamed alongside freshly sliced lemon, ginger and chilli (certified organic where possible). The addition of the 3 ingredients is thought to enhance the placenta’s healing powers by converting and making accessible some of the nutrients that are normally lost with raw placenta encapsulation.
The placenta is dehydrated (at a temperature consistent with meat preservation) and ground into a powder for encapsulation.
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TCM inspired placenta encapsulation is regarded as a gentler, balancing and tonifying preparation.
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The cost of TCM inspired placenta encapsulation is $320.
Placenta Tincture
An excellent addition to placenta encapsulation, placenta tinctures provide a long lasting way to harness the power of the placenta.
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A tincture is a solution that contains a small portion of placenta in a high alcohol content solution (Optimal Birth Recovery uses 100 proof plus Vodka). It has a very long shelf life due to the preserving qualities of the alcohol.
Reported benefits of tinctures include stress relief, energy boost, hormone and menstrual cycle stabilisation and, later in life, menopausal relief.
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Placenta tincture is available in:
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50ml (+ $15)
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100ml (+ $25)
Placenta Print
Placenta Prints are offered complimentary as part of our premium placenta encapsulation service.
They are unique and beautiful prints, created on A3 artist paper, revealing the placenta's "Tree of Life" shape.
Umbilical Cord Keepsake
Umbilical Cord Keepsakes are also offered as a complimentary, optional extra to our premium placenta encapsulation service.
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Keepsakes are often shaped into hearts, coils or spirals and provide a long lasting reminder of mother and baby's life-giving bond.
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