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Public cord blood banking companies.
We recently explored the world of stem cell transplants during which we came across a reference to cord blood banking.
As cord blood banking has represented the potential to treat diseases of the blood and immune system both private and public cord blood banks have been evolved.
Simply explained when a baby is born the umbilical cord contains blood called cord blood which is a rich source of powerful stem cells.
You can donate your baby s cord blood to a non profit cord blood banking company like be the match or you can do the selfish thing.
There are around 20 companies in the united states offering public cord blood banking and 34 companies offering private or family cord blood banking.
Public banks collect qualifying cord blood donations from healthy pregnancies and save them in case one of them will be the match to save the life of a patient who needs a stem cell transplant.
Public cord blood donation will increase the number and diversity of cord blood units available for patients.
Cord blood banking for potential future transplantation.
Carolinas cord blood bank established in 1998 is one of the largest public cord blood banks.
In the united states our registry of donors is called be the match.
1 they can privately store their cord blood for their family 2 they can take the public option and donate their cord blood for other families or 3 they can do nothing at which point the medical facility must dispose of the cord blood as medical waste.
Parents can either donate baby s cord blood to a public cord blood bank for anyone who needs it or they can pay to store their baby s cord blood in a private cord blood bank for.
Public cord blood banking is completely free.
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When it comes to cord blood banking expectant parents have three options.
