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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 do babies live on during pregnancy?
Babies get food from their mother's blood. They are connected by the umbilical cord.
Can they use umbilical cord blood for DNA testing?
No...umlilical cord blood just store & save it.
Would babies and parents benefit from umbilical cord blood storage?
Storing cord blood for the baby's own use is generally useless. Only a tiny fraction of 1% of babies will need it. Storing it for transfusion to another baby is very useful (not to mention altruistic). Yes, babies and parents would benefit from umbilical cord blood storage. This is because if anything happens to the babies after birth, you can get blood culture right away to replace the lost blood.
What are some clinics in the UK that have umbilical cord blood storage?
You can store it with smart blood cells , a company which collects the baby's cord blood and stores it for you . They then safely store it and deliver it to you when required.
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.
Can I save your babies cord blood at your house?
No, unless you have a nitrogen-filled freezer on 24/7 and 365 days. Cord blood are highly monitored by the staffs in family banks and they see to it every single penny you pay to (this includes monthly fees for maintenance and storage) is not wasted.
Should you keep your baby's cord blood?
Yes. Consider it as a health investment if you store your baby's cord blood in a family bank. If a family member is sick, the cord blood can be used to cure him or her. Successful stories about cord blood banking in the blog provided.
How do they store umbilical cord blood and how long is it good for?
Storing umbilical cord blood is called cord blood banking. This process includes collection of the blood, processing, and storing the blood frozen to be used in the future. By using this method, umbilical cord blood is supposed to remain good indefinitely.
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.
Do unborn babies breath through gills?
No, They receive oxygenated blood through the umbiliacl cord, humans do not have gills.
What is the use of a cord blood bank?
Cord blood stem cells are stored inside a nitrogen-filled freezer. These stem cells are used to cure fatal diseases like cancers, brain tumors, cerebral palsy, diabetes, Parkinsons, etc.
