Best Birth Center Santa Clara Near Me

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Placenta encapsulation is the act of preserving the placenta for future consumption. Your placenta offers a plenitude of different elements, hormones and nutrients that work in harmony to support health and wellness in your time of postpartum healing. By adding Placenta Encapsulation to your postpartum life, you can effectively make use of your body’s natural nutrients and hormones to aid you in an easier postpartum adjustment.

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A birth center birth is appropriate and a great choice for women who are essentially healthy. The birth center provides a spacious environment, fully stocked with the clinical and comfort necessities for an unmedicated birth. In addition, midwives practicing at Casa Natal follow the midwifery model of care, and abide by the standards and practice guidelines of the Midwives Alliance of North America.

Our birth center is designed for every comfort available for a natural birth. If you want a drug free birth, you are much more likely to get it at Casa Natal than at a hospital. The two spacious and light-filled birth suites were designed to promote serenity with their soothing colors and clean decor. It has been designed for warmth, relaxation, privacy, optimal comfort and ease of use. Deep tubs are available to provide the most comfortable experience possible for laboring women. Exercise balls, a birth stool, and a shower are among the additional features and “tools” available to women at Casa Natal.

Numerous studies have shown that births attended by licensed, certified midwives at birth centers are not only safe but cost effective as well. Having your baby at Casa Natal is much less expensive than at a hospital, making it especially helpful for families without insurance or with a high deductible. If you have a PPO insurance, you are very likely to be reimbursed.

There are no facility policies to get around at Casa Natal. There are no mandated IV’s, no routine inductions after you reach your due date, and a trial of labor for VBAC is happily supported. There are no routine interventions mandated by the facility. You and your midwife make the decisions about what is appropriate for you, your baby, and your birth.

You and your baby will never be separated. All care for your baby is provided right in your room by your midwife.

While there is plenty of safety equipment available (like fetal monitors, IVs and oxygen), you’ll never know it’s there unless you need it.

Our birth center offers two birth suites, a kitchen and waiting area for families. Prenatal offices are also located at our center.

If you are looking for an intimate, home-like environment to have your baby, Casa Natal is the place for you. We offer you a spacious birth suite, birthing tub, and full kitchen for your use while you are here. Every thought in planning these spaces has been to create a place that is inviting and serene, to help you feel the most relaxed and enjoy your birth experience.

Casa Natal is a beautiful, low cost and safe place to have your baby. When you tour the facility children are welcome, as are grandparents to be. We would be happy to provide you with information about the midwives that work at our center as well as verify your insurance coverages and help you plan for reimbursement through your insurance.

4worldlovers:
The placenta has been honored as a powerful postpartum healer in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Childbirth affects the body and mind in profound ways. For many moms, this period of joy and recovery is also marked with a huge drop in pregnancy hormones, along with blood loss and fatigue. These factors contribute to the mood adjustment period, commonly referred to as the “baby blues”. Although this fluctuation in mood can be expected for 80% of new mothers, more serious postpartum mood disorders, such as postpartum depression, are becoming all too common in our society. The placenta is full of essential feel-good hormones, healing chemicals and iron, which can be gradually welcomed back into your body through placenta pills. Placenta encapsulation is the simplest, safest and most natural way to aid in postpartum wellness.


Assist the uterus in quickly returning to it’s pre-pregnant size (known as involution)

All of these physical and emotional benefits can lead to improved bonding with your baby. I like to think of placenta medicine as a very smart insurance policy for the happiest possible 4th trimester!

Here is a great article on why many mother's are choosing to eat their placentas.

Oxytocin: known as the “love hormone”; it helped your uterus contract to give birth to your beautiful baby. It is also present during breast feeding to facilitate bonding of mother and baby.

Urokinase Inhibiting Factor & Factor XIII: stops bleeding and enhances wound healing

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: boosts energy and helps recover from stressful events

A thorough description of the process can be found at the bottom of this page.

I offer placenta encapsulation services in Mountain View, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino, Saratoga and Campbell.

Includes pick-up of your placenta within 24-36 hours after the birth, the encapsulation process, and the drop-off of your jar of pills within 3-4 days with clear instructions for storage and consumption.

For those who would like to prolong the benefits of their placental hormones long after they have taken all their pills. The tincture is made by soaking a piece of placenta in high grade alcohol for 6 weeks. The tincture left after straining is shelf-stable when stored in a cool, dark place and will last for many years! The tincture can be used in any time of trauma, transition, emotional distress, for symptoms around your cycle and even during menopause! Only available with placenta pills. Tinctures are ready to be dropped off after 6 weeks.

Frozen placentas can be encapsulated up to 6 months after the birth.

Once you have given birth, you will send me a text and I will let you know what time you can expect me to pick up your placenta. I am available for placenta pick up between the hours of 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM. I will start the encapsulation process within 48 hours after the birth

The process is done in my home. All surfaces are sanitized with a bleach solution according to OSHA standards for blood borne pathogens. Surfaces are also covered with chux pads while I am working. All equipment is sanitized after use or is disposable (i.e. gloves, surface covers, lining for dehydrator).