Health Professionals

Obstetricians and Midwives Research Scientists Transplant Physicians Educational Opportunity

OBSTETRICIANS and MIDWIVES

Thank you for learning more about public banking and the Victoria Angel Registry of Hope. We hope that you may refer your patients to our public bank.

Important Facts:

Many criteria are examined to determine acceptance to the program. Both Mother and Father must complete all forms.

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA are reviewed by our medical personnel:

Birth mothers must never have tested positive for HIV or be a Hepatitis B or C carrier
Birth mothers must be > 18 years of age
Must register prior to 34 weeks gestation
Singleton birth – no twins/ triplets can be accepted
Health and risk restrictions are set by the AABB/ World public banking standards:
- Review of health, obstetrical, and genetic history
- Review of previous travel destinations
- No tattoo or piercing in last 12 months
- No treatment for sexually transmissible disease in last 12 months
Birthing Centre Location – parents giving birth in selected Southern Ontario Cities only*
Health professional cooperation – no financial compensation for collecting cord blood
Current number of participants in the VAR program
Willingness to meet the program guidelines
Three full tubes of maternal blood must be drawn from the birthing mother at the time of birth and returned with the cord blood. All supplies are provided in the cord blood collection kit.
Victoria Angel requests that physicians and their hospitals forego any required payments for their services when samples are being donated to the public bank. If this is a problem, please call 1 888 868 0888 to discuss.
Educational Opportunities: If you are interested in learning about ‘Scientific Advances in Cord Blood Use ‘ and/or ‘Current State of Public Banking in Canada and the World’, please contact info@victoriaangel.org

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RESEARCH SCIENTISTS:

Victoria Angel Registry of Hope is a charitable charitable organization that accepts donated samples from pregnant Canadian parents.

Samples that meet world-wide standards for public banking are processed, stored, and HLA typed. All non-conforming samples are directed toward research projects.

If you require cord blood samples for research projects, please contact us at 1 888 868 0888 to discuss further.

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TRANSPLANT PHYSICIANS

Important Facts:

Victoria Angel Registry of Hope is a charitable organization that accepts donated samples from pregnant Canadian parents.
Samples that meet world-wide standards for public banking are processed, stored, and HLA typed. All non-conforming samples are directed toward research projects.
Samples are processed in an AABB and FACT-accredited cord blood laboratory owned and operated by Cells for Life Cord Blood Institute. The laboratory is located at Toronto General Hospital. Cells for Life is one of Canada’s oldest (since 1997), experienced (over 35,000 samples) and most-respected cord blood companies. Six Cells for life samples have been released to Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for medical treatment.
Currently, samples are HLA typed and ready for transplant. HLA types are listed on our internal database.
It is our mandate to release samples for medical use to Canadian transplant centres at a lower cost as a service our citizens.* Samples released to international centres are released as per current pricing guidelines used by public cord blood banks.

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To Request a Sample for Medical Use:

If you require a sample, provide the following information by email. Our Scientific/ Medical Directors will check our inventory of samples and will respond quickly to your request.

HLA Typing information as required for matching purposes
Transplant Facility Name, address
Transplant physician/ requesting Physician’s name, phone, address, and email contact information

*Shipping charges apply.

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