H-Town Placenta is owned by Maria Pokluda, one of the most experienced placenta encapsulators in the US. Maria has encapsulated over 3000 placentas and has certified hundreds of placenta encapsulators across the globe as the lead trainer for BEST Placenta Training. She also trains doulas and is an expert in all things baby and postpartum. In addition to placenta encapsulation certification, Maria carries a Texas Food Handler’s License and completed Blood Borne Pathogen training.

For over a decade Cliodhna Griffin proudly remains Houston’s leading placenta specialist, owning Houston’s first and only commercial grade professional placenta encapsulation kitchen. With hundreds of hours of training, certifications and awards under her belt, Cliodhna is honored to work with Texan families and adores seeing them transition from pregnancy, to birth to postpartum with ease and confidence.