It's never too early to sign up and get your kit. If you are already past your due date or have delivered, we have ways to accommodate you. Once we receive your paperwork, we will mail you a placenta collection/shipment kit that will have everything you need to ship the placenta to us. This will Include: A cardboard box for mailing, a small cooler, a large Ziploc Bag, A WhirlPack Bag and two Ice packs. Please bring the small cooler, Ziploc and WhirlPack to your birth. Once delivered: Tell the nurse you want to keep your placenta. You may have to sign a release form. Ask the nurse to place the placenta into the WhirlPack and then into the Ziploc Bag and place it into the cooler with Ice (that they will give you at the hospital) Keep the placenta on ice until you get home. Once you are home: Take your placenta out of the cooler, Put the placenta (in bags) into your freezer for a minimum of 24 hours. This will ensure your placenta stays cold and preserve the freshness. Shipping the placenta: Take the placenta and Ice packs from the freezer and place into a small cooler. Put the cooler into the cardboard box. Tape it closed, Take to nearest UPS store and MAIL TO : Nicole Splenda 350 Old Durham Rd, Durham NC 27707. Drop off your box at any UPS/ USPS store on a MONDAY, TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY MORNING ONLY. This is the only way to ensure fast shipping through UPS. We will start the encapsulation as soon as we receive the placenta and ship it back within 24-36 hours.