Placenta Donation

Through a collaborative effort with Lifeline of Ohio's Placenta Donation Program, expectant mothers at Holzer Medical Center - Gallipolis with scheduled C-section deliveries may donate placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic membrane after the C-section. Each donated placenta, which would typically be discarded, has the potential to heal approximately 25 people.

Healing grafts made from a placenta donation are used for a wide range of procedures involving eye, oral, and spine surgery, and for the treatment of difficult-to-heal wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, and burns.

Program highlights:

• Any expectant mother, of any age, with a planned C-section can be a potential donor
• Placenta donation does not change any part of the delivery
• There is no cost associated with placenta donation
• Placenta donation is not related to cord blood donation

Learn more about Lifeline of Ohio's Placenta Donation Program