Pregnancy, Nursing — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))
What is the waiting period for Pregnancy, Nursing — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?
For Pregnancy, Nursing, waiting period is 6 weeks; condition is after giving birth; persons who are pregnant are not eligible to donate; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
Persons who are pregnant are not eligible to donate. Wait 6 weeks after giving birth.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
6 weeks
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
- Criterion
- Pregnancy, Nursing
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- 6 weeks verified
- Condition
- after giving birth; persons who are pregnant are not eligible to donate
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- redcrossblood.orghttps://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html