Nevada Donor Network & Sierra Medical Center Launch Northern Nevada Birth Tissue Donation Program for Expecting Mothers

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 and 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.

“One of life’s most joyous moments now has the potential to spread even more hope and happiness,” says Nevada Donor Network President and CEO Joe Ferreira. “Through our birth tissue donation program with Sierra Medical Center, expecting mothers are able to give the gift of healing to others when they bring their own precious gift into the world. This program is a prime example of our continued commitment to expanding possibilities across Nevada on behalf of those we serve all over the world.”

Jordan Herget, chief executive officer at Sierra Medical Center, echoes this excitement. “Sierra Medical Center is proud to partner with Nevada Donor Network to offer birth tissue donation as an option for our expectant families. Birth tissue donations have many benefits for our patients at Sierra, and we are honored to be a part of this program.”

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