Jamie Shirley

Jamie Shirley first learned about placenta donation when she was pregnant with her daughter Sadie. “I was scheduled for a C-section, and it was an option that my doctor brought up,” she says. “I honestly didn’t know it was a thing.”

After doing some research, Jamie made the decision to donate her placenta after Sadie’s birth. “I thought it was really cool—a nice way to share something that I’m not going to use again. It’s a cool way of having some part of you that’s helping someone else,” she says. “It’s such a miracle that it grows that little baby and that it can help somebody afterwards.”

Jamie said the process of delivering her daughter and donating her birth tissue went smoothly. “It was a nice experience,” she says. “I plan to do it again the second round!”

Give the Gift of Healing After Birth

If you have a planned C-section, you may be able to donate your placenta and help patients with serious burns and hard-to-heal wounds. Placenta donation does not affect the birth or medical care of you or your baby, and the placenta is collected after delivery.

Talk with your doctor about how you can participate in Versiti’s placenta donation program, or learn more about placenta donation.