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It is the first birth tissue donation program in the Upper Midwest
January 27, 2021
The hospital has partnered with Dakota Lions Sight & Health to create a birth tissue donation program.
Birth tissue contains special cells that are used to treat many conditions, including traumatic burns, skin cancer, neurological damage and blood disorders.
Donations take place post-birth and pose no risk to the mother or baby.
“Really, you’re celebrating that gift of life through the birth of a new child; it’s a very happy time, and that gift of the placenta goes on to help 20 to 30 individuals,” says Dakota Lions Sight & Health CEO Marcy Dimond.