Pregnant — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))
What is the waiting period for Pregnant — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))?
For Pregnant, waiting period is 6 weeks after pregnancy; condition is if pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 6 weeks; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is Vitalant (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.
Pregnant: If you are pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 6 weeks, you are not eligible to donate.
— vitalant.org, retrieved 2026-08-13
6 weeks after pregnancy
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
- Pregnant verified
- Blood service
- Vitalant (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- 6 weeks after pregnancy
- Condition
- if pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 6 weeks
- 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
- vitalant.orghttps://www.vitalant.org/eligibility