Treasury regulations (26 C.F.R.)--commonly referred to as Federal tax regulations-- pick up where the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) leaves off by providing the official interpretation of the IRC by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
No. Pregnant women are not eligible to donate blood according to the American Red Cross, which also advises waiting at least six weeks after giving birth. Although the amount of blood in your body increases by about 50 percent during pregnancy, you and your growing baby need it for optimum health and nutrition.
You are more likely to get a blood clot while you are pregnant because: Despite this, there is still only a very small chance you will get a blood clot during pregnancy. Only one or two women in 1,000 will have one either during pregnancy or during the first six weeks after giving birth (RCOG 2015a) . Pregnancy makes your blood more likely to clot. 2  Itâs your bodyâs way of helping the placenta to work during pregnancy. 3  Plus, it prevents you from losing too much blood during labour and birth. 4  Blood flows from the veins in your legs to your heart much more slowly.