Arthur Croft’s blood donations have saved the lives of thousands of women and children in New South Wales.
Croft is one of just 170 Australians capable of producing the anti-D antibody, essential for preventing RH disease in pregnancies where a mother’s blood type is negative and the baby’s is positive.
As part of the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood anti-D program, Croft donates blood every two weeks and travels to Sydney every six months for booster shots.
He has donated blood 500 times, and each of his donations produces over a thousand antidotes, helping prevent stillbirths and complications for mothers and babies across the state.