Nevada Donor Network & Sierra Medical Center launch northern Nevada birth tissue donation program for expecting mothers [Video]

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada Donor Network (NDN) is pleased to announce the launch of their Northern Nevada birth tissue donation program, in partnership with Sierra Medical Center.

The placenta and umbilical cord formed during pregnancy are typically discarded after birth – but thanks to the program offered by NDN and Sierra Medical Center, expecting mothers with a scheduled cesarean delivery now have an opportunity to donate these healing tissues for transplant and research.

Special cells contained within donated birth tissues can be used to stimulate healing, reduce pain and speed up recovery times.

It can be used in various medical procedures and therapies including wound healing, ophthalmic procedures, skin grafting, spinal surgeries and sports injury repair.

Birth tissue donation is safe for mothers and babies, with no cost to the mother.

For more information about Nevada Donor Network’s birth tissue donation program, please visit https://www.nvdonor.org/mom.

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