donating the cord??

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Hi, I'm aprox 3 months gone and I no its early to be thinking about this but I read somewhere that you can donate the cord for research to helping other babys I'd love to do this I heard it just gets disposed of otherwise anyone no anything about this? Xx
 
hmm wonderful idea never heard of this... may bring it up at my scan on Monday :)
 
It's cord blood donation, and yes, I did it with my DD's cord blood and plan on doing so with this baby as well.

I am not sure where you live, but there are different cord blood donation programs out there. I donate to the Dan Berger Cord Blood Program through Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA (USA). It is a wonderful program and has helped so many children!!

I heard about the program through my obgyn and immediately signed up.

So if you are interested in programs in your area, I recommend asking your doctor or midwife or hospital where you plan on delivering if there is a program in your area, and start from there!

As a side, you can also bank your cord blood for your own child's use. You do have to pay a fee for storage, etc. with that option, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of that option as well!
 
I don't know how it is where you live, but here you have to get tests done and "qualify" to donate. It's a process, and since it was so exclusive I didn't do it with my son nor will I with this one.
 
It must depend on where you live. All I had to do was fill out a form beforehand and then they gave me another form to sign at the hospital, and it was done. I didnt have to do any prequalification or anything.
 
I was talking about this with my sister the other day, she didn't do it with her son cos she didn't know you had to sign up in advance. But we were wondering basically do they use the blood just for other babies or is it just used as donated blood in general? Just wondering if anyone knew?
 
Here is a summary that I received concerning the Dan Berger Cord Blood Program that my baby's cord blood was donated to. It explains the various uses for cord blood!

"Dan Berger was a prominent Pittsburgh attorney, citizen, and humanitarian who was diagnosed with cancer. After many years of treatment and remission, Dan received a successful stem cell transplant to cure him of both the lymphoma and the leukemia that ensued. In July of 2006, Dan’s heart failed. It was in the course of his treatment that Dan and his wife, Carol, recognized the lifesaving impact of stem cells, and in particular, umbilical cord blood, which is rich in stem cells.

The Berger family approached Magee-Womens Foundation to encourage a systematic collection of umbilical cord blood. With much hard work and dedication, Magee publicly unveiled The Dan Berger Cord Blood Program in October 2007.

The program is distinct because the hospital offers expectant parents three cord blood options from which to choose – donate to a public bank or research, or store in a private bank. Expectant parents can donate to the public bank ITxM, or one of three contracted private banks including CorCell, ViaCord, and Cord Blood Registry.

Today, there are more than 80 diseases being treated with cord blood stem cells, including malignancies like leukemia and lymphoma, immunodeficiencies, blood disorders like sickle cell anemia and aplastic anemia, metabolic disorders, and other diseases such as osteoporosis and Evan syndrome. This advancement of medical science offers hope to many families, like the Berger family.

The possibilities are expanding rapidly and we want to support these research efforts to cure more diseases and save more lives. Landmark trials are underway in regenerative medicine, juvenile diabetes and cerebral palsy. Other cord blood stem cell research that is showing promise includes treating brain injury, hearing loss, heart disease, corneal regeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal cord injury, stroke, liver disease and more.

To see s complete list of diseases that are being treated, visit www.marrow.org. To read personal stories and breaking news of advances in the use of cord blood stem cells, find the Dan Berger Cord Blood Program on Facebook and like our page.

Donating or preserving cord blood is a great way to advance research and medical developments in hopes of finding cures for many diseases including cancer and diabetes."
 
I tried to do this with my 5 year old and filled out all the paperwork. I gave birth after 5 on a Friday and apperantly the people who collect it are off for the weekends! I couldn't believe that, they probably miss a lot of donations because of that. I'm hoping I am able to do it with this pregnancy.
 
Thankyou that sounds great, if its just getting disposed off then there's no harm in donating it :) x
 

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