How Does Placenta Encapsulation Work?
Order your collection kit before birth. After delivery, send your placenta overnight to our certified laboratory using the prepaid cold-chain materials provided.
Our specialists carefully process your placenta through a multi-step laboratory protocol before encapsulating it into vegan capsules.
Your finished capsules are then shipped directly back to you, with most families receiving their order within days. Available nationwide in all 50 states.
Placenta encapsulation works as a short chain of steps that takes your placenta from the delivery room to capsules in your hand. You collect your placenta after birth, ship it overnight to a certified lab, and the lab decontaminates, steams, dehydrates, grinds, and encapsulates it — then sends the capsules back to you.
The part that varies most between providers is where and how it's processed. Pluscenta handles every placenta in a certified lab using a standardized, multi-step method with medical-grade disinfection and cold-chain shipping. If you're new to this, start with what placenta encapsulation is.
- Order kit → collect after birth → ship overnight
- Certified-lab processing by our specialists
- Capsules shipped back — usually a few days
How it works, step by step
Here's exactly what happens from before your due date to the moment your capsules arrive:
Order your kit before your due date. You order your encapsulation kit ahead of your birth. It arrives with everything you need — the insulated cold-chain packaging, ice packs, and prepaid overnight shipping label — so it's ready to bring to the hospital or birth center.
Your placenta is collected after birth. Let your birth team know you're keeping your placenta. After delivery it's set aside and placed into the insulated kit you brought with you, packed cold to keep it stable.
You ship it overnight to our certified lab. Drop the prepaid package with UPS for overnight delivery. Your placenta travels in the same medical-grade, cold-chain network used to move biological samples, reaching our lab within about 24 hours.
Our certified lab processes it. In the lab, your placenta is decontaminated, steamed, and gently dehydrated at controlled temperatures, then ground into a fine powder — a standardized, multi-step method handled by our specialists for a clean, consistent result.
Your capsules are made and shipped back. The powder is sealed into vegan, plant-based capsules and shipped back to you, ready to take. Most mothers receive around 100 capsules, depending on the size of their placenta.
What to expect, and when
Most of the process is hands-off for you. Here's a simple timeline of what happens at each stage.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Before birth | Order your kit so it's on hand when labor starts. There's nothing to prepare day-of beyond bringing the kit with you. |
| Day of birth | Your placenta is collected and packed cold in the kit, then handed off for overnight shipping. |
| ~24 hours | Overnight UPS Healthcare cold-chain delivery brings your placenta to our certified lab. |
| In the lab | Decontamination, steaming, dehydration, grinding, and encapsulation through our standardized Advanced Processing Method. |
| Back to you | Your finished capsules are shipped to your door, ready to take. The full turnaround typically runs a few days end to end. |
Because every step happens in a certified lab, the process is standardized from one order to the next — the only natural variation is the number of capsules, which depends on the size of your placenta.
How placenta encapsulation works: frequently asked questions
How does placenta encapsulation work?
Placenta encapsulation works as a short chain of steps from your delivery room to capsules in your hand. You order a cold-chain kit before birth, your placenta is collected and packed cold after delivery, and you ship it overnight to a certified lab. There it's decontaminated, steamed, dehydrated, ground into a fine powder, and sealed into capsules — then shipped back to you ready to take. With Pluscenta the entire process happens in a certified lab, and it works in all 50 states.
How long does placenta encapsulation take?
From birth to capsules in hand, the full turnaround typically runs a few days. Your placenta reaches our lab within about 24 hours via overnight cold-chain shipping, lab processing takes another day or two, and your finished capsules are shipped back to you. Ordering your kit before your due date is the one step to do ahead of time.
How do I get my placenta to the lab?
Your kit includes insulated, cold-chain packaging and a prepaid overnight UPS label. After your placenta is collected and packed cold, you drop the sealed package with UPS for overnight delivery. It travels in the same medical-grade network used to ship biological samples, so it stays cold and stable in transit.
How do I take placenta capsules?
Placenta capsules are taken by mouth with water, just like any other capsule — no preparation, smoothies, or special handling required. Most mothers receive around 100 capsules. Pluscenta doesn't make medical claims or dosing recommendations; we make it safe and simple to encapsulate if you choose to.
How many capsules will I get?
Most mothers receive around 100 capsules. The exact number varies because it depends on the size of your placenta — a larger placenta yields more powder and therefore more capsules.
Does it work if I'm not near a lab?
Yes. Because Pluscenta is a lab-based, ship-in service, you don't need a local provider. The overnight cold-chain kit brings the lab to you — it works in all 50 states, including rural areas without a nearby encapsulation specialist.
Keep reading
What is placenta encapsulation? — the simple definition and why mothers choose it.
Is placenta encapsulation safe? — how a certified lab keeps the process clean and safe.
How much does placenta encapsulation cost? — Pluscenta's flat $375 all-inclusive price, compared.
Placenta encapsulation near me — why a nationwide service reaches you anywhere.
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