Criteria for Cord Blood Donations | Bedomaich Chayi

Cord blood can be collected for the public banks at every normal hospital birth or c-section, when all conditions are met and there are no risks to the health of the mother and her baby.

Cord Blood Can be Donated in the Following Cases:

• Birth from week 36 and on.
• Ruptured membranes less than 24 hours from birth.
• The mother isn't running a fever (over 37.8°C) and there is no infection.
• Birth weight is over 2,500 grams.
• An Apgar score of 8.
• The baby was born healthy.
• Signed consent forms.
• Collection is subject to staff limitations and delivery room conditions at the time.
• Collection cannot be made at complicated or high risk deliveries.

Cord blood collection for the public cord blood bank Bedomaich Chayi is done 24 hours a day at Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bikur Cholim Hospital in Jerusalem starting Saturday night through Thursday morning.
 

When Can Cord Blood Not Be Donated?

As part of the donation process, we will conduct a short interview with the expectant mother to fill out the medical form, similar to a regular blood donation, in order to verify that she meets the medical criteria. This interview, as is internationally accepted, is to ensure the maximum quality of the cord blood and negate any risks to the transplant recipient. The interview takes place by appointment prior to the birth, or after birth and the collection of the cord blood. In addition, the bank's staff may be in touch with you after the donation, to verify the child's health if the blood is needed for a transplant.

In any unclear situations or in the case where a serious illness develops, one must consult and immediately notify the cord blood bank.

Following is a partial list of diseases and/or situations which do allow for donation to the public cord blood bank:

(If you have any more questions, please contact us).

• A six month (accumulated) stay in the UK during the years 1980-1996.
• You've received an IV infusion or blood units in the UK since 1980.
• You've received an IV infusion or blood units in the past year.
• A stay of 10 years (accumulated) in Ireland or Portugal since 1980.
• Running a fever of 37.8ºC close to or during the birth.
• The mother has a past or present cancerous disease.
• Suspicion of infection (Hepatitis, HIV etc.) present in the mother.
• Tattoos, permanent makeup, electrolysis or acupuncture in the six months preceding the birth (excluding specific cases where sterile and disposable equipment was used.)
• Prick of a used needle or exposure to someone's body fluids in the last year. (Lab workers, nurses etc.)
• Premature birth prior to week 36.
• Sperm or ovum donated by a third party in IVF pregnancies.
• Hepatitis (A or unknown) in the last five years.
• Carrier of Hepatitis B or C.
• Residence or birth in area with high prevalence of AIDS since 1977.
• Someone who's received organ/bone marrow/cornea transplant or received medications produced from cattle derivatives.
• Hemophiliac.
• Drugs injected or sniffed in the last year. (Including OTC drugs)
• If your partner of the last year fits any of the last six categories.
• Has been bitten by a strange animal in the last two months.
• Has been treated for gonorrhea or syphilis in the last year.
• Has a congenital birth defect.
• An Apgar score under 8.
• Ruptured membranes over 24 hours prior to birth.
• Visited a country with endemic malaria/AIDS in the last year.
• Residence in a country with endemic malaria in the last three years.
• Diseases or clotting issues.
• Genetic or hereditary illnesses – each situation needs to be checked out in advance.