A few years ago, I was under the impression that cord blood could be donated after the placenta was delivered and the baby had gotten all of the blood that he/she was going to get. (As if the donation was "leftover" blood.)
When I researched it during my last pregnancy, I learned that the cord needed to be clamped almost immediately and so I decided against donation, as I felt it was important for the baby to have that blood.
Has anything changed? Some of the sites I've visited still claim that the cord blood needs to be collected seconds after birth, other places claim that you can wait.
What's the scoop? Is there even enough left after the baby has gotten the blood to make a donation?
When I researched it during my last pregnancy, I learned that the cord needed to be clamped almost immediately and so I decided against donation, as I felt it was important for the baby to have that blood.
Has anything changed? Some of the sites I've visited still claim that the cord blood needs to be collected seconds after birth, other places claim that you can wait.
What's the scoop? Is there even enough left after the baby has gotten the blood to make a donation?
