Treasury regulations (26 C.F.R.)--commonly referred to as Federal tax regulations-- pick up where the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) leaves off by providing the official interpretation of the IRC by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
No. Pregnant women are not eligible to donate blood according to the American Red Cross, which also advises waiting at least six weeks after giving birth. Although the amount of blood in your body increases by about 50 percent during pregnancy, you and your growing baby need it for optimum health and nutrition.
Approximately Three Months Before Your Baby is Due (between your 28th and 34th week of pregnancy) 1  Talk with your doctor or midwife about your decision to donate umbilical cord blood. 2  Find out if your hospital collects cord blood for public donation and save the phone number of the public cord blood bank.