![Three pictures of mothers and their children side by side.](/content/dam/redcrossblood/landing-page-documents/family_guide_image.png.transform/1288/q70/feature/image.png)
Family Guide To Blood Donation
Interested in becoming a blood donor? 4.5 million Americans receive a transfusion each year, so it’s likely you know someone who has needed one. As a blood donor, you can help families in your community and across the U.S. get the care they need.
Who could your one blood donation help?
- A birthing parent experiencing complications during delivery
- An infant in immediate need of lifesaving blood
- A patient recovering from childbirth in need of a non-emergent transfusion
Fill out the form to the right for your FREE A Family’s Guide to Blood Donation. Ready to help parents and families right now? Book a blood donation appointment to share your lifesaving gift
![An icon of a red blood droplet within a gray circle.](/content/dam/redcrossblood/rcb/icons-and-badges/concerns-all-types.png.transform/282/q70/feature/image.png)
One donation could potentially save more than one life.
![An icon of a red blood bag within a gray circle.](/content/dam/redcrossblood/rcb/icons-and-badges/concerns-all-components.png.transform/282/q70/feature/image.png)
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
![An icon of a red hand with a white blood droplet within a gray circle.](/content/dam/redcrossblood/rcb/icons-and-badges/concerns-volunteers.png.transform/282/q70/feature/image.png)
Blood cannot be manufactured; it can only come from generous donors.