Our placenta encapsulation services specialist will introduce you to the miraculous benefits of the placenta – the complex organ that nourishes your baby before birth, and continues to nurture you even after your little one is born. Having a baby is both joyous and overwhelming. Many women suffer from postpartum hormone imbalances, resulting in emotions ranging from irritability and the so-called “baby blues” to more serious forms of clinical depression. Placenta encapsulation has been practice...

Our placenta encapsulation services specialist will introduce you to the miraculous benefits of the placenta – the complex organ that nourishes your baby before birth, and continues to nurture you even after your little one is born. Having a baby is both joyous and overwhelming. Many women suffer from postpartum hormone imbalances, resulting in emotions ranging from irritability and the so-called “baby blues” to more serious forms of clinical depression. Placenta encapsulation has been practiced for centuries as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, to treat these imbalances and to counteract fatigue and lactation issues in new mothers. Carmen Calvo, The Nurturing Root’s trained and caring specialist, began her journey as a means to address the difficulties in her own postpartum experience. With the success of her personal experience with placenta encapsulation services, The Nurturing Root became Carmen’s way of helping new mothers triumph in one of life’s most rewarding, albeit difficult times. The Nurturing Root offers the following services in San Antonio and throughout Texas: Birth Doula Services Postpartum Doula Services Childbirth Education Placenta Encapsulation Services Placenta Tincture Placenta Salve Placenta Prints Postpartum Herbal Bath Soak