Let's walk through our birth tissue donation requirements...
Are you interested in donating your birth tissue, but not sure how or if you are eligible?
Birth tissue is the donation of the placenta and umbilical cord following the cesarean birth of your newborn baby.
This generous gift can be used for transplant, aiding the healing process for recipients receiving the tissue. This process is safe, painless, simple, and free.
Basic Requirements for Birth Tissue Donors
The minimum age to donate is 18 years old for anyone anticipating a cesarean section.
Minimum gestation at the time of delivery must be greater or equal to 32 weeks.
Cesarean section surgery that takes place at any hospital in the DFW Metroplex.
Completion of a brief medical and social history questionnaire reviewing your health to ensure safety and quality of the tissue being donated. This questionnaire is a 20-minute phone call/or in-person evaluation with our birth tissue coordinator within 7 days of your scheduled c-section. Once completed, a review of the donation process is outlined in our authorization form and a copy will be provided to you for your records.
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We will go over certain medical, social, and travel histories that can sometimes prevent present risk to recipients. Certain medical conditions and their duration can affect the tissue being donated. While completing this questionnaire, we review histories such as cancer, social risk factors, pregnancy-related complications, and communicable and infectious diseases.
We will evaluate and review your travel history. Travel within the United States and Canada is acceptable. However, some travel destinations may affect eligibility due to high risk for Malaria, West Nile Virus, Ebola virus, and/or Zika virus.
