Umbilical Cord Blood Donation
Umbilical Cord Blood Donation: Cord of Love Campaign in support of Victoria Angel Registry of Hope
When a baby is born, the umbilical cord is cut. The blood left in the umbilical cord and placenta contains millions of stem cells. Long after birth, the umbilical cord can continue to sustain life and save lives. Its nutrient-rich blood contains stem cells. These have been used to successfully treat over 80 different diseases, including: leukemia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, and lymphoma.
To learn more about criteria to donate your umbilical cord blood and to register to donate umbilical cord of your baby after 30 weeks of pregnancy: https://victoriaangel.org/donate-cord-blood/register-now/
Mother must deliver at one of the participating hospitals*:
| Brantford General | Rouge Valley – Ajax/Pickering |
| Cambridge Memorial | Rouge Valley – Centenary |
| Credit Valley (Mississauga) | Scarborough General |
| Georgetown | Scarborough Grace |
| Grand River (Kitchener) | Southlake Regional (Newmarket) |
| Guelph General | St. Joseph’s – Hamilton |
| Headwaters Health Care (Orangeville) | St. Joseph’s – Toronto |
| Humber River – Church & Finch Site | St. Michael’s Toronto |
| Joseph Brant Memorial (Burlington) | Stratford General |
| Lakeridge Health Oshawa | Sunnybrook Hospital |
| Markham Stouffville | Toronto East General |
| McMaster (Hamilton) | Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga) |
| Milton Health Centre | West Lincoln Memorial (Grimsby) |
| Mt. Sinai (Toronto | William Osler – Etobicoke |
| Niagara Health – St. Catherines & Welland Sites | William Osler – Brampton Civic |
| North York General | Woodstock |
| Oakville Trafalgar Memorial | York Central/MacKenzie Health (Richmond Hill) |
More detail is available upon request: info@victoriaangel.org
Delivering at Brampton Civic?
If you are a healthy pregnant woman, you may be able to donate your baby’s cord blood at Brampton Civic Hospital. Public Cord Blood Banks are also located in Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver. Canada needs donors from ethnic backgrounds to improve the chances of finding a match when someone needs a transplant. Further information about the criteria and process for donation can be found at www.blood.ca or by calling
1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283)
