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What does Cord Blood America do with cord blood?
"Cord Blood America collects, tests, processes, and preserves umbilical cord blood. They do this in order to provide families with a place to store this precious cord blood for future use."
What is a public blood cord bank?
Public cord banks do not charge a fee to collect or store cord blood. Parents of newborns donate the cord blood, and it is then available to anyone who needs it and is an appropriate match.
What are private blood cord banks?
They sell kits that can be used at any delivery to collect cord blood. They also charge a yearly fee to store the blood. The cord blood is available only to the child or members of the child's family from which it came.
Who is cord blood america owned by?
"Cord Blood America is a wholly owned subsidiary of CorCell Companies Inc. Their CEO is Matthew Schissler, and their corporate headquarters is based in Las Vegas, Nevada."
What is the meaning of a cord blood transplants?
Cord blood is a sample of blood taken from a newborn baby's umbilical cord. The meaning of a cord blood transplant is saving the cord blood for later use.
Why shouldn't i bank cord blood in a public bank?
Why not? Even the AAP recommends people to donate cord blood in public cord blood bank. The donation is free of charge and it costs around $35000 when retrieved. A mom only needs to sign all the necessary documents before her date of delivery. For all the successful stories a cord blood from a public bank, visit the blog attached.
What are the disadvantages to cord blood banking?
One disadvantage of cord blood banking is the cost. Some private banks will charge about $595 up to $1835. This also includes a $95 annual storage fees. I hope this helps! :)
What is done with the cord blood afterbirth?
The cord blood is either donated in the public cord blood bank or stored in a family cord blood bank. Storing cord blood in a family blood bank requires you to pay annual storage fee.
Are all cord blood banks expensive?
Watch the video by clicking on the link I added to the related links section below, and get answers to these questions about cord blood banking:What is cord blood?What does cord blood banking cost?Is cord blood banking worth the cost?Why is cord blood banking so expensive?Are all cord blood banks expensive?
What is umbilical cord blood?
A cord blood donation is an act of giving your newborn's umbilical cord to a public cord blood bank. The donated cord blood will be stored in a nitrogen-filled freezer until a recipient orders one.
What is a blood cord used for?
A blood cord is a reference to the umbilical cord. It is called this because blood builds up in the cord and the term is generally used by medical professionals.
What is umbilical cord blood donations?
A cord blood donation is an act of giving your newborn's umbilical cord to a public cord blood bank. The donated cord blood will be stored in a nitrogen-filled freezer until a recipient orders one.
