Vita Tissue International’s primary role is to facilitate the donation of afterbirth tissue for a range of treatments and therapies across the medical spectrum. Vita’s goal is to ensure that your gift makes the best use of the vitamins and nutrients produced from the process of childbirth to create products that can be used that enhance and in some cases save lives.

Here is how it happens:

• If you’re having a planned C-section, you are eligible to donate.
• Let your physician know you are interested in donating and your physician will contact Vita directly.
• On the day of your planned C-section, a Vita staff member will have you sign a formal consent form and a questionnaire concerning your medical and personal history. This information is not shared and is only used to ensure safety standards are met.
• A blood sample is drawn to verify that you are healthy and do not have any infectious diseases.
• After delivering your miracle, a Vita staff member will work with your delivery team to recover your birth tissue.

The powerful components produced by a pregnant woman exists nowhere else in human nature. The tissues associated with the birth of a baby contain healing properties, unlike any other tissue. Don’t let this powerful goodness go to waste. One donor mother’s gift of tissue donation can improve the quality of life for many people.