Meet Your Placenta Encapsulation Team!

Meredith lives in Denton & is a mom to her three boys! She is a homeschool mom and loves helping moms have a happy postpartum!

Rebekah is from the Denton area and returned after college to settle and make it Home. She is married and they are a “Girl Family” with 3 daughters ranging in age from 7 down to 2! Rebekah has worked in the birth world since 2015 in many capacities: as a doula, Midwife Assistant, Student Midwife and is slated to become a licensed midwife in Summer 2021! Along the way she added Placenta Encapsulation to her services after she saw what a helpful option it was for her clients during their postpartum transition. Through the years, Rebekah has served around 300+ families in their births! Helping clients have a happy postpartum is how North Texas Placenta Services was born!

“North Texas Placenta Services is a business I’m passionate and proud of! My team works together to make your encapsulation services seamless and as easy as possible! We don’t want your placenta to be something to worry or stress over in your postpartum! Enjoy your new baby snuggles and we will take care of the rest! ”

— Rebekah Lewis

Placenta Encapsulation Services in Wichita Falls, Texas

NEW UPDATE SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - I have a new currier that can usually make it to Wichita Falls and we always offer drop off services for a discounted price! There are drop off locations in Gainesville, TX and Denton, TX. Book early for best availability!

UPDATE JUNE 11, 2021 - I am not currently offering encapsulation services in Wichita Falls. I am working with a doula in the area to get her trained and ready to take on her own placenta clients. Thank you for the years of support from this area! I simply cannot continue to do a 4 hour commute for placenta services and maintain affordable pricing. I will share her contact information as soon as she is ready for clients!

Over the years I have gotten many inquiries for encapsulation services in the Wichita Falls area (North Texas Placenta Services is based in north DFW). Through connections with the Wichita Falls Birth Center I am easily able to offer encapsulation services to clients at the birth center because I have Currier arrangements with one of their midwives and birth assistants. I also hear from moms birthing at the hospital looking for this service and they find, as have I, that there aren’t really other options in the area for placenta encapsulation. After turning down several inquiries I had a very sweet, persistent client convince me that we could work something out for me to work with her because she couldn’t find anyone else to process her placenta. My heart is to serve any woman who wants this service if at all possible. So, this is what it looks like to encapsulate if you’re planning a Hospital Birth in Wichita Falls :
1. Encapsulation has to be booked ahead of time! If baby is here, call me and I’ll see if I can do it, otherwise, plan on freezing your placenta at home (double gallon zip lock bags) and give me a call and I’ll arrange pick up!

2. PLEASE tell me when you’re in labor!! Either I or a Currier (which many times is a family member) is going to need to make the almost 2 hour (one way) drive. We need to start making plans to clear our schedule. You will get my phone number when you book, a call or text is great!

3. Because birth work is so unpredictable I want you to be prepared that there is a possibility that you may need to hold on to your placenta for up to 24 hours. This would always be my last resort, but if I am at a birth, my kiddos are with my curriers and my husband is at work - I cannot guarantee that pick up can happen that same business day. Don’t fret, your placenta will keep just fine in your refrigerator at home or if you can keep it VERY well iced.

I know that this isn’t the most ideal situation, but for the time being, it’s the best working solution I have. I hope to have more curriers in the Wichita Falls area soon making this easier for you!

Placenta Encapsulation Testimonials

“Rebekah made the process so simple! ”

— Sarah, a Happy Mom in Corinth, Texas

“It made such a difference! I won’t have a baby again without doing encapsulation. It made such a difference between my first and second postpartum.”

— Elizabeth, a happy postpartum mom in Denton, Texas

“My recovery has been great and I think it’s definitely due in part to the placenta pills!”

— Kate, a happy client in McKinney, Texas

Placenta Encapsulation FAQ

Why North Texas Placenta Services?

North Texas Placenta Services holds professional certification for placenta encapsulation and preparation. We hold a current Texas Food Handlers Safety Card and maintain Blood Borne Pathogen training certifications with OSHA. We maintain the highest level of professional standards for our work and only process one placenta at a time.

Will they let me keep my placenta?

It is now Texas law that all women have the right to take their placenta home from their place of birth! Just let your care provider know that you want to keep your placenta and bring the necessary supplies to keep it. (2 - gallon zip lock bags and a cooler)

Do you offer services besides placenta encapsulation? 

Rebekah is a licensed midwife in the state of Texas! She offers home and birth center births in North DFW.

What supplies do I need to take with me to the Hospital/Birth Center to be prepared for Placenta Encapsulation?

You will need two 1 gallon ziplock bags to put the placenta in (double bagged) and a cooler to keep the placenta on ice until it is picked up. We will actually transport the placenta in our own cooler, yours is only used to keep the placenta cold at the place of birth.
(I do not return coolers after encapsulation) 

How soon after birth do I need to get the placenta on ice?

As quickly as possible. The first hour or so after birth is usually very busy with adoring the newborn but the placenta needs to be on ice within the first 3 hours postpartum. This is a great job for your doula! 

I'm Group B Strep (GBS) positive, can I still encapsulate?

Yes! Because we dehydrate the placentas at a safe temperature according to Texas Food Handling regulations it is safe to encapsulate. GBS is a colonization not an infection therefore it is still safe to encapsulate. If this makes you uneasy, send us a message! We are happy to discuss the details and options in more detail.

What if I develop an infection in labor?

If anything happens in labor that makes it potentially unsafe to encapsulate your placenta, we will refund your fee! This includes an infection during labor (chorioamniotisis or "Chorio") or if baby develops an infection in the first 24 hours after birth. 

I'm birthing at Home, Do I need to put it in an ice chest?

That is up to you! You can use an ice chest and ice to keep your placenta cold after birth or you can put the double bagged placenta in your refrigerator to wait for pick up. 

What if I am having a cesarean section birth, can I still encapsulate? 

Yes! You absolutely can! Just make sure that your birth team knows that you would like to keep your placenta! 

I'm at the hospital and I forgot a cooler, what do I do?

Double bag your placenta in ziplock bags and put it on ice in one of the basins in your room for bathing baby.

What if my placenta has to be sent to pathology?

Rarely placentas need to be further examined after birth. If your provider would like to send your placenta to pathology remind them that you would like to take it home. The placenta can be examined in your room and if further analysis is required a piece of the placenta can be sent to pathology for study. If your whole placenta is removed from your room to go to pathology it is no longer safe for encapsulation as we do not know if it was cross contaminated. 

How/When will I receive my finished Placenta Capsules?

Finished capsules are mailed to you about 72 hours after placenta pick up. Sometimes encapsulation is a lengthy process, it all depends on how large the placenta is and humidity levels etc. Our goal is for you to receive your completed products between day 3-5 after birth, but on occasion it has taken up to a week due to shipping/weekends etc.

How soon after I let you know I had baby do you pick up?

We will pick up your placenta as soon as possible. It depends on the location of your birth, if it is the middle of the night we will pick it up in business hours the following day. Unfortunately some local hospitals require that the placenta is picked up immediately and for those birth locations I or an employee will come pick it up within 2 hours of your call as long as it was already booked. We usually cannot accommodate last minute bookings that need immediate pick up (but feel free to ask!).

How long can my placenta be in the refrigerator? 

Placentas can be well iced or in the refrigerator for 72 hours from birth. If it is not possible to encapsulate within that 72 hour window of time the placenta must be frozen. Frozen placentas (Double bagged to prevent freezer burn) can be processed up to six months after being frozen. A frozen placenta must be completely thawed to begin the encapsulation process which may take a couple of days. Placentas for consumption must never be frozen, thawed and re-frozen. 

What areas do you offer Placenta Encapsulation for?

I offer placenta encapsulation to the North DFW region including North Fort Worth, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Decatur, Carrollton, Grapevine, Gainesville, and surrounding areas. 

Placenta Encapsulation with Angie's Birth With Love

I am so happy to share one of the great local resources that Denton County has available for expecting families! Angie Stewart is a placenta encapsulation specialist working with families in Denton, Decatur, Gainesville and the surrounding areas. Without further adieu, everyone, meet Angie!

Hi Angie, thank you so much for taking the time to share with us today! Can you tell us a little about yourself and what you do?

Hi!  I am Angie Stewart.  I am mother to four amazing kids.  I have been in the birth world for 20 years.  I am a local certified birth and postpartum doula.  In the last two years I have added placenta encapsulation to the services I offer.

What first got you interested in placenta encapsulation?

I learned about placenta encapsulation during my retraining for my doula certification.  I found the information and benefits very fascinating.  I did some research on my own to back up and confirm the things I learned about it during my retraining.  

Do you have any particular passions within the birth field?

I enjoy working with all types of families.  I always learn so much from each of them.  I enjoy working with young moms and first time moms.  It is such a gift to see their reactions to all of the new things they're experiencing.  VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) moms amaze me whether they have a successful VBAC or RCS (Repeat Cesarean Section).  Their determination, the moms finding their voice if they felt they lost it in the birth resulting in a c-section is so uplifting and powerful!  It has been very eye opening to work with families who have a different faith then me.  I love getting to hear about what they practice, what their beliefs are, getting to be a part of their religious practices and rituals.

Tell me about one of your favorite experiences working in placenta encapsulation.

I like to listen to music.  So I usually will play music while I am working on preparing the placenta for dehydration.  One day I was playing music while working on a placenta listening to Marvin Gaye.  I wondered if it added a little more happiness to the capsules.  I am always amazed working with the placenta's, what they represent and the role they play in helping to develop the baby.  

You have been in the birth industry for two decades. What has it been like to work with two generations?

The coolest placenta I worked on was for a friend's daughter.  I was there when she was born 20 years ago and now she was a child of her own, that I would welcome into the world as well.  It was neat to see life begin and that life to birth a new life.  I am sentimental.  I had a mom who I worked with as a birth doula and there was some concern she could experience postpartum depression.  We had discussed getting her placenta encapsulated but they didn't have the extra money, so we let it go.  She ended up having a c-section and I felt with things not going as expected she may have a few more difficulties.  So I encapsulated her placenta.  She was grateful for what I did.  It was a blessing!

How do you feel you are having a positive impact with your clients?

I always try and follow up with moms I have encapsulated for and they all seem to report back that it is going well.  They feel like they have more energy, milk supply and overall feel great.  I have had some who hold on to them to use later as needed.

To close, how do you believe placenta encapsulation can make a positive difference in the birth and postpartum experience for women?

I have read articles that have spoken to the fact that all mammals, except humans, consume their placentas. I feel there is some truth to the benefits the mammals receive in doing so.  I feel it is the same for humans as well.  When I had my children a woman choosing to encapsulate her placenta was not something that was discussed or was still considered taboo.  If I wasn't passed the years of having children I would encapsulated my placenta, especially because of the benefits.  I wish there could be more studies done on the benefit of consuming a placenta but would hate for the FDA to be that involved because it could change the true effect it has on women.  For the skeptics I would say try it.  What's the harm in seeing if you feel the benefits?  As new moms we all could use the energy those early days when we feel tired.   

Thank you so much for chatting! Let us know how can we find you?

My website is:  

http://www.angiesbirthwithlove.com/extra-services

Angie Stewart, CD(DONA)

Angie's Birth With Love Doula Services

940-594-8297

"Trust your instincts; Follow your heart and birth with love."