Supporting Hospitals in Facilitating Birth Tissue Donation

Nurses and physicians play a vital role in making birth tissue donation possible. Your care, attention, and commitment to your patients help ensure that every eligible mother has the opportunity to make a meaningful, life-changing gift.

The First Gift program is designed to work alongside your clinical responsibilities, minimizing disruption while maximizing impact. This page provides quick-reference tools and resources to support you in confidently and efficiently working with our team to facilitate donation.

Why It Matters

One mother’s decision to donate birth tissue has the potential to help heal up to 75 individuals. These gifts are used in a variety of medical applications, including ocular procedures that restore comfort and protect vision.

By helping facilitate donation, you are extending the impact of care far beyond the delivery room, supporting patients and families in profound ways,

Quick Access Resources

To make participation as seamless as possible, we’ve created simple, easy-to-use tools for quick reference.

• Supportive Language – Go-to phrases and messages that you can share with moms about the program.
• Provider Specifications – A quick guide for physicians on working with First Gift.
• First Gift Staff Presentation. – An overview of the First Gift program and workflow.