A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems. However, cord blood is not recommended to be harvested for the vast majority of cases.
Can secondhand smoke effect the cells in cord blood? I'm 5 mths pregnant and pple smoke where I work. I'd like to save the cord blood for my b...
My hospital gives me the option of donating cord blood. This is apparently different from cord blood banking since the cord blood can be used by anyon...
I am due in about 4 weeks, and have been interested in Cord Blood Banking for research developement purposes. All of the private banks cost to much (...
We're pretty sure we want to bank our baby's cord blood. Any BTDT moms who have already done this? Who is the best? Who should we go with? An...
I am due in about 4 weeks, and have been interested in Cord Blood Banking for research developement purposes. All of the private banks cost to much (...
We are looking through information for various companies, but there are so many out there, it's difficult to make a decision. Do you have any exp...
Has anyone ever done this and used it? Do you believe it is a good investment? My rate is $2k + $125/yr... I just feel that this is a little much ...
does anyone know anything about banking cord blood cells? should i do it? any good websites out there that you know of that has info on it. has anyo...
I'm doing a research paper on cord blood banking. Does anyone know of any websites that describe how cord blood banking is done? Thanks!
We're pretty sure we want to bank our baby's cord blood. Any BTDT moms who have already done this? Who is the best? Who should we go with? An...
My doctor said we need to decide whether we want to save our baby's cord blood when it is born. Did you opt to do this, and how much did it cost?...
They send me these things all the time on cord blood banking, and it's like $20,000 to do it! I could buy a car or even a house for that! Is it re...
Well, it's not ... I don't know how to explain it, what it is is the collection of stem cells from a newborn's umbilical cord. It is save...
as i know, umbilical cord blood can created stem cell that can be cure to many disease. it is because it can combine with other stem cell without prob...
I've gotten a ton of papers for umbilical cord donation and I've already signed papers with my hospital for it. I was just wondering if anyone...
Please only answer IF you or someone you know has banked their babies cord blood.
I would never want to do this, but I'm wondering if it is possible.
I'm confused about which company to go with. Any FACTS or informed opinions you have about Viacord or CBR appreciated!
I've heard a lot of mothers talk about this but frankly I don't know much about it and everything I've researched is very vague. Thank you...
anybody here has even benefited from cord blood banking?
My neice is going to be born and I am thinking of using part of my student loan money to pay to save her cord blood because her mother, my brother, no...
and how does this umblical cord cell banking helps??
My hospital gives me the option of donating cord blood. This is apparently different from cord blood banking since the cord blood can be used by anyon...
They take the blood...Where does it go, does it cost money, is it really beneficial? How does it work?
Are there any agencies that allow you to donate cord blood to a specific person? I know you can donate blood to a specific person for free, in the cas...
Donation was not possible when my son was born because the hospital didn't offer it and am thinking about donating my daughter's cord blood. H...
I've gotten a ton of papers for umbilical cord donation and I've already signed papers with my hospital for it. I was just wondering if anyone...
Curious, I think I will do it. From the great things I have heard about it. But I also heard it was expensive?
I read on internet that people in some developed country are keeping the baby cord blood cells in a special blood bank for the future. Is it necessar...
I am due in about 4 weeks, and have been interested in Cord Blood Banking for research developement purposes. All of the private banks cost to much (...
We are looking through information for various companies, but there are so many out there, it's difficult to make a decision. Do you have any exp...
I am pregnant with my first baby, and in magazines I read a lot of advertisements on banking your child's umbilical cord. Could someone explain t...