IMPORTANT PLACENTA RELEASE INFORMATION: On January 1, 2016 the new Texas placenta law went into effect. I am the encapsulator that was invited to work on this bill and I testified in front of the Senate and the House last Spring and the bill passed with no opposition last June. In Texas you no longer need a court order or funeral director to pick up your placenta. It is state law that if you want your placenta you can have it within certain guidelines.

It is not against the law to take your placenta home. Do not let anyone tell you that it is. I have the most up to date information on placenta release. Below is a list of the hospitals in this area. As of January 1, 2016 a new law is in place that makes it easier for mothers in Texas to obtain their placentas.

Austin:

All Seton hospitals- No holding period. Will release day of birth.

St. David's Hospitals- You will need to take a cooler to the hospital with you. You will sign a release of liability form. Following birth the placenta will be placed into the cooler. It will then need to be taken to your home to be refrigerated or picked up depending on the placenta package you have chosen. 

Cedar Park:

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center- No holding period. You will sign a release of liability form. They prefer the placenta goes home the day it is delivered. They do not want to store them at the hospital. Please call or text for pick up if you have chosen that placenta package. 

Round Rock:

Baylor Scott and White Hospital- Will need to take a cooler to the hospital with you and sign a release of liability when you are admitted to the hospital. 

St. David's Round Rock- Same as St. David's Austin.

Georgetown:

Georgetown Hospital- This is a St. David’s hospital, however they require a 24 hour hold on the placenta. They will store it in their refrigerator in labor and delivery and will release once the 24 hour hold passes.

Lakeway:

Baylor Scott and White- Will release same day as baby is born. Please take a cooler with you to the hospital and sign their release form.

Killeen:

Ft. Hood- Will need to take a cooler to the hospital with you and sign a release of liability.