Your little one could be a little lifesaver
After your baby is safely born, you could give someone with blood cancer or a blood disorder another chance at life by donating your baby’s umbilical cord. The stem cells in cord blood may be used for potentially lifesaving transplants, as well as research and the development of future therapies. That’s a pretty amazing way to start your little one’s life!
What is the Anthony Nolan Cord Blood Programme?
We are a non-for-profit charity that offer mothers the opportunity to donate their cord blood and tissue to help save and improve lives.
Our cord collection teams currently work in five hospitals across the UK:
- King's College Hospital (London)
- Saint Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road (Manchester)
- Saint Mary's Hospital, Wythenshawe (Manchester)
- Leicester Royal Infirmary
- Leicester General Hospital
If you’re pregnant and planning to give birth at one of these hospitals, you can register your interest in cord donation today.
We are very proud to have donated our son’s cord to such a wonderful cause. Thirty years ago, my aunty Beverley had her bone marrow transplant through Anthony Nolan which saved her life. So, when my son Freddie was born at Saint Mary’s Hospital, we donated his cord to Anthony Nolan to hopefully save someone else’s life.
Rachel, who donated her son's cord blood in 2021. You can read more stories like Rachel's on our Cord Donation Stories page.