Donating Cord Blood in the Bay Area

Re: Donating Cord Blood in the Bay Area

• Celyn member

  September 2010

  I'm not sure where things currently stand, since I haven't looked into it in a year or so, but at that time Children's Hospital in Oakland also took blood donations.
  

  
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• bahamama member

  September 2010

  Do you know if you can deliver at another hospital and then transport it to a donation center (Alta Bates or Children's Hospital or elsewhere)?

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• AvaLikeLava member

  September 2010

  While I haven't done the research myself, I've heard that you can contact cord blood centers. They will send you a kit. You prep the kit with the materials from birth and then send it back.

  A lot of hospitals don't take it. Ours sadly doesn't.

  If you find out about this, will you please share the info?

  Thanx!
  

  
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• Celyn member

  September 2010

  It looks like Children's isn't on the list anymore.  You used to be able to bring it to them within 24 hours, but it looks like now they only take blood for siblings who need transplants.
  

  Try contacting Stemcyte to see what your options on for getting it to Alta Bates.

  (626) 646-2500
  (866) 389-4659
  https://www.stemcyte.com
  

  
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