Thank you so much for posting this.  It is too late for me but I'm glad to see this is finally possible.  I was shocked when I was handed a letter mid-pregnancy with my second child that read basically told us, Magee personel would not collect the blood, our doctor would not collect the cord blood, we were NOT allowed to obtain a kit to collect the cord blood ourselves, etc.  This was in 2007.

With both children (2005-2007) I did internet searches to see if anyone in the Pittsburgh area would collect the blood, if there was a blood bank, if there was a currently open research study to donate to....NOTHING.  I was so disappointed at such a wasted opportunity.  I didn't want the cord blood for my family, I just wanted it to help somebody, anybody.

THANKS!!!!!  I'm glad to see this option is becoming a reality in this area.  I don't have plans to have any more children at this time, but if anything changes that I am definitely on board for cord blood donation.  I will share this reference as well.  Thanks!

We banked my first child's blood privately, flaked with our 2nd and it went to waste, but with our 3rd delivery at Magee, we donated -- it was really simple and we were happy to have it go to good use!

Hello - Thanks for your post. It's greatly appreciated as we strive to get the word out about The Dan Berger Cord Blood Program. I hope you had the opportunity to check out our website, www.danbergercordblood.com. It's highly informative and should answer most questions you or any of your friends have about banking or preserving their baby's cord blood.

I hope you keep us in mind if you choose to go for baby #3 :)

Andrea Romo
Marketing Director
The Dan Berger Cord Blood Program