Services | 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

There are a number of ways to utilise placenta,

encapsulation being the most palatable and

tincture being the longest lasting.

Our premium service 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.

The placenta is then prepared and

encapsulated adhering to strict hygienic

standards, a process that generally takes two days.

Once completed, we will deliver your

Optimal Birth Recovery items to you, either in the hospital or at home, enabling you to optimise your post-natal recovery as quickly as possible.

The cost of capsule preparation service is $320*.

* Some locations may attract an additional fee. Please be guided by 25km outside the Melbourne GPO; Geelong and surrounds not included.

Raw Preparation Capsules

Placenta capsules may be prepared in one of two differing styles. The Raw method, whereby

the placenta is simply prepared, dehydrated at a temperature consistent with meat preservation and ground into a powder for encapsulation, is considered by many to be an invigorating and energising preparation.

Raw preparation must be prepared within 48 hours of placenta birth

The cost of capsule preparation service is $320.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) inspired Capsules

The placenta is gently prepared and then steamed alongside freshly sliced lemon, ginger and chilli (certified organic where possible), the addition of which are thought to enhance the placenta’s healing powers by converting and making accessible some of the nutrients that normally are lost with raw use.

Finally, the placenta is fully dehydrated at a temperature consistent with meat preparation and then ground into a powder for encapsulation.

TCM inspired is generally regarded as balancing and tonifying in nature, assisting healing and recovery.

The cost of capsule preparation service is $320

Placenta Tincture

Placenta Tincture, made with a minimum of

100 proof Vodka and provides an ideal way for

to experience the desirable effects for years.

A tincture is a solution that contains a small portion of placenta in a high alcohol content solution (Optimal Birth Recovery uses 100 proof + Vodka). It is believed to have the benefit of a very long shelf life, due to the preserving qualities of the alcohol.

Many woman report that their tincture offer benefits such as stress relief, energy booster, hormone and menstrual cycle stabiliser and, at a later stage in life, relief of some menopausal symptoms.

Placenta tincture is available for additional costs in 50ml ($15) and 100ml ($25).

Placenta Print

Placenta Prints are offered complimentary as part of the service.

They are unique and beautiful prints, created on A3 artist paper, revealing the placenta's "Tree of Life" shape; no two are the same.

Umbilical Cord Keepsake

Umbilical Cord Keepsakes are also offered as a complimentary, optional extra to capsule preparation.

They serves a stunning reminder of mother and baby's life-giving bond.

Keepsakes are often shaped in to hearts, coils or spirals.