FAQ

Common Queries

Who's responsibility is my placenta?

Your placenta is yours until you decide not to keep it. Any storage and care of your placenta during a hospital stay is your responsibility; a task which I recommend is delegated to a partner or trusted friend who can be there. .

Can I have my placenta encapsulated after a cesarean (abdominal birth) ?

Yes. Your birth team will need to be aware that you are keeping it for consumption. and your birth partner will need to have provisions for safe storage, just the same as in any birth.

What can I do if I want to have a lotus birth?

Your placenta can remain attached to your baby as long as you wish. Art can be created from a lotus placenta however it should be adequately cared for to maintain it's freshness or preservation (ice or salt) for a full lotus.

If you would like to consume your placenta, the storage and care protocol for consumption applies. This is best achieved with a partial lotus or extended delayed separation, cooling the placenta can begin while it is still connected to your baby. Remaining connected can become overly cumbersome; which is often the point of a lotus birth, but adding an iced esky to this process should be well thought out. A contingency or alternative should be pre-planned. The partial lotus is usually well long enough settle into the moment of togetherness, gather others who were not in attendance of the birth, and ceremonially separate your placenta from your baby.