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Placenta Donation Process

1. Patient Engagement
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2. Referral
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3. Hospital Notified
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4. Consent and Questionnaire
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5. Placenta Acquisition
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6. Analysis and Processing
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1. Patient Engagement

OBGYN office

  • When discussing scheduling a C-section, the provider or nurse introduces placenta donation to their patient.
  • A second staff member (i.e., surgery scheduler, medical assistant, etc.) may follow up to determine interest.

2. Referral

  • If the patient is interested in placenta donation, a staff member submits a referral to Lifeline of Ohio via secure email, phone call or through our online, HIPAA-compliant, Placenta Donation Program Interest Form found in the Placenta Donation Program Toolkit.
  • This referral includes the patient’s name, contact information, scheduled C-section date and time, and delivery hospital.

3. Hospital Notified

  • Lifeline of Ohio notifies the delivery hospital via their preferred notification method. (This notification is typically done via email.)
  • The hospital documents the patient’s decision to donate.

4. Consent and Questionnaire

  • A Lifeline of Ohio Donation Support Services Coordinator reaches out to the patient to confirm interest in the program and answer any questions. The Coordinator obtains informed consent on a recorded line. (This takes approximately 5 minutes.)
  • Within 14 days of the scheduled C-section, a Coordinator contacts the patient to complete the medical-social questionnaire on a recorded line. (This takes approximately 25-30 minutes depending on the answers to the questions.)

5. Placenta Acquisition

  • Hospital staff draw blood from the patient, with their admission labs, using blood tube kits provided by Lifeline of Ohio.
  • After delivery, the placenta is kept sterile and placed in a sterile basin provide by Lifeline of Ohio. The sterile basin and blood tubes are placed in the designated refrigerator or on ice.
  • A Lifeline of Ohio Placenta Acquisition Coordinator arrives at the hospital to package the placenta and blood tubes.
  • The Coordinator touches base with the nurse to provide a copy of the consent and gather information for charting. A Celebration Bag is given to the patient, in gratitude for their gift of donation.

6. Analysis and Processing

  • The processor analyzes the donation and processes the placenta into grafts.

Each placenta can create, on average, up to 25 life-enhancing grafts for patients with medical needs!

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    • Why Become a Donor?
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Impact and Stats
    • Faith Outreach
    • Funeral Home Services
    • Neonatal Donation Program
    • Placenta Donation
  • Donor Family Resources
    • Grief Support
    • Writing to Recipients
    • Donor Family and Recipient Meetings
    • Honoring Your Loved Ones
    • Additional Resources
    • Update Your Contact Information
  • Recipient Resources
    • Writing to Donor Families
    • Donor Family and Recipient Meetings
    • Get Involved
  • Get Involved
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    • Resource Request Form
    • Community Outreach
    • Multicultural Outreach
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