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!

Have a Baby in Flower Mound!

The spacious family waiting room for Labor and Delivery decorated for the holidays!

Texas Health Presbyterian of Flower Mound or Flower Mound Presby as it is often called is one of my favorite hospitals to work at as a birth doula!  This hospital is where over half of my doula clients that are planning a hospital birth choose to have their baby. Presbyterian Flower Mound is very doula friendly and I love working there! I have a great working relationship with many of the nurses and love walking past the nurses station when the nurses chime in with "Hi Rebekah!" when they see I'm your doula! I'm excited to share what I know about the hospital with you today!

Parking - There is free parking at this hospital and I've never had any trouble finding a parking spot whether it's 3 in the morning or during a busy afternoon. 

Food - The hospital food is pretty good! Dads are brought a tray while your are in the hospital. Depending on your care provider you may also be brought a tray of "clear fluids" in labor that include chicken broth (or a vegetarian option as some of my doula clients have requested), Popsicles, and those lemon chill things like you get at the ball park! One of my favorite things about this hospital and their patient care is that when you discharge to go home, they send you with a meal! 

Rooms - The labor and postpartum rooms are some of the most spacious and nice of any hospital I have been at as a doula in the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex! The rooms have plenty of space for the birth team and any family you would like to be present. Each room has a private bathroom attached. The postpartum rooms are separate from the labor, delivery and recovery rooms 

NICU - There is a NICU (level 2) at this hospital.

Breastfeeding Support - This hospital has some awesome lactation consultants. They are only in the hospital during the week. If you give birth over the weekend and will be leaving before the lactation consultants are on shift again, the nurses are great and very helpful! 

Hydrotherapy - At this time there are not tubs available to labor in at this hospital but if your provider approves it, you have access to the spacious showers to labor in. 

Well Baby Nursery - Yes. They encourage rooming in but if you prefer the baby can go to the nursery. 

Monitoring - This all depends on your care provider. The hospital has the standard wired monitors beside the bed. Intermittent monitoring is an option if you prefer and are a candidate. There is not a telemetry or wireless option at this point. 

Saline Lock - Again, this all comes back to what you and your care provider discuss but I have seen the majority of my doula clients are able to have a saline lock instead of a continuous IV. 

Family Centered Cesareans - The cesareans I have seen at this hospital have not been family centered. That does not mean that a family centered cesarean can't happen, but it will come down to the care provider. 

Placenta Release - If you are planning to encapsulate your placenta this is a great hospital! They have always been compliant with the Texas Laws for placenta release and they don't raise a fuss at all! 

Special information - Unfortunately this hospital does not offer hospital tours of the Labor and Delivery floor. If you come in after 10 pm you will need to enter through the Emergency Room and someone will escort you up to labor and delivery. You will need to page the nurses station on the box just to the right of the door.

Rebekah Lewis is a professional certified Birth Doula, postpartum belly binding specialist and placenta encapsulation specialist serving families in North Texas including Denton, Flower Mound, Gainesville, McKinney, Prosper, Keller, North Fort Worth and surrounding areas.