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NIH
Sickle Cell Cord Blood Research Program
How to enroll
in the program
A potential donor or her health care provider
needs to contact the NIH Sickle Cell Cord Blood Research Program
Nurse Coordinator at (301) 594-8381 or send an email to ejoyal@mail.cc.nih.gov
asking for information.This must be done before active labor begins,
preferably around the 8th month of pregnancy (32 - 36 weeks).
The NIH Nurse Coordinator will explain the program in detail and,
if the mother agrees to participate, the coordinator will make
all the necessary arrangements to collect the infant's umbilical
cord blood.
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