How Cord Blood Banking Works
Cord blood banking is now a well established process that many parents are turning to as a way of providing additional treatment options for their families potential future health needs.
The first step to cord blood banking begins with registration with a reliable cord blood bank prior to your child’s delivery. A collection kit is provided so that when your baby is born, your health care provider can collect the cord blood stem cells and if your cord blood bank is LifebankUSA, the health care provider can collect the placenta as well. The cord blood unit and the placenta are then retrieved and sent for storage in the bank’s cryogenic facility, where professionals will retrieve stem cells from the placenta and safely secure the placenta-derived stem cells and the cord blood stem cells separately in the event that your child or your family should ever need them for a potentially lifesaving treatment. Storing your child’s placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood is one way to provide your family with additional peace of mind.
admin @ October 19, 2008
