{"id":12134,"date":"2016-12-01T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.229.122.34\/en\/?page_id=12134"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:12:22","slug":"national-public-cord-blood-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/clinical-services\/deptpgrmcs\/departments\/obstetrics-gynecology-and-newborn-care\/having-a-baby\/your-babys-birth-and-care\/national-public-cord-blood-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Cord Blood Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Making the decision to donate your baby\u2019s cord blood is an important one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blood.ca\/en\/stem-cells\/cord-blood-bank\/what-cord-blood\">Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Cord Blood Bank<\/a> is a national program that recruits healthy, volunteer parents delivering at one of four designated collection hospitals across the country. As it is a public cord blood bank, donated cord blood units are collected at no charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At any given time, there are hundreds of patients in Canada searching for a stem cell donor. If they are unable to find a match within their family, patients rely on unrelated volunteer donors. Stem cells can be derived from bone marrow, blood, or cord blood and can help in the treatment and cure of a wide variety of conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligible blood stem cells from the umbilical cord and placenta are tested and stored at Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Cord Blood Bank, and eligible units are available for any patient in Canada or world-wide in need of an unrelated stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thanks to donated cord blood, Celia\u2019s newborn overcame a rare inherited illness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just 14 weeks into her pregnancy, Celia learned that her second child would be born with the same rare, life-threatening disorder that she had lost their first child to. Thanks to the cord blood bank, Justin received a successful stem cell transplant at three weeks old and is now thriving as a healthy 15-year-old student.<br>&nbsp;<br>\u201cI always think about the cord blood donor who saved my life and I know I may never meet them,\u201d says Justin, who loves to construct Pok\u00e9mon characters with LEGO. \u201cBut I\u2019m thankful that I am alive to be with my parents and that I can see how beautiful this world is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blood.ca\/en\/stories\/how-donated-umbilical-cord-blood-saved-life-another-newborn\">Read Celia and Justin\u2019s story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to donate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Cord Blood Bank collects at four hospitals: The Ottawa Hospital (General campus), William Osler Health System\u2019s Brampton Civic Hospital, Lois Hole Hospital for Women in Edmonton and BC Women\u2019s Hospital in Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to donate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blood.ca\/en\/stemcells\/donating-cordblood\/cordblood-questionnaire\"><strong>Register online<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> As only one of four participating hospitals in Canada, expectant parents planning to deliver at The Ottawa Hospital General Campus, have the unique opportunity to register to donate cord blood to the Canadian Blood Services&#8217; public cord blood bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tell hospital staff your plan to donate: <\/strong>On your delivery day, let your birthing team (nurse\/midwife\/physician) know about your intent to donate to the Canadian Blood Services Cord Blood Bank. Cord Blood Bank staff at the hospital will have your consent form on file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have your cord blood collected: <\/strong>After the safe delivery of your baby, a Cord Blood Bank team member will receive your placenta and collect the cord blood outside of the delivery room. It will then be tested to see if it qualifies for storage in the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cord blood collection is a safe and painless process that does not interfere with birth plans, including delayed cord clamping.Canadian Blood Services employees collect your cord blood after your baby and placenta have been delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your baby\u2019s cord blood unit qualifies, a nurse will visit you to collect additional information before you leave the hospital which includes a second consent, blood work and a questionnaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Translation services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer\u00a0free,\u00a0board-certified interpreters and translators in\u00a0Arabic,\u00a0Punjabi and Chinese. If you prefer to communicate with us in a language other than English or French, email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:%20cordblood@blood.ca\">cordblood@blood.ca<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0request an interpreter or translation services. We require 6-8 weeks\u2019 notice to ensure all required forms are completed and received before your due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more, visit www.blood.ca\/cordblood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making the decision to donate your baby\u2019s cord blood is an important one. Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Cord Blood Bank is a national program that recruits healthy, volunteer parents delivering at one of four designated collection hospitals across the country. 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