# Pregnancy — can I give blood? (Vitalant (US))

For Pregnancy, 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.

- **Criterion:** Pregnancy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** Vitalant (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** 6 weeks after pregnancy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** if pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 6 weeks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** temporary deferral _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Pregnant: If you are pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 6 weeks, you are not eligible to donate.

## Source

- https://www.vitalant.org/eligibility

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-02-09.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).