PUBLIC CORD BLOOD BANK ACCEPTS DONATION OF CORD BLOOD

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Pharmeceutical-Medical )



What is a Cord Blood?

Cord blood is the blood from the umbilical cord of a baby at the time of birth. It contains an important concentration of cells that is useful for future stem cell treatment of the child. It can be used for a bone marrow transplant for the child or his sibling when the needs arise in the future.

A public cord blood bank accepts donation of cord bloods for free. However, public cord blood bank donations will not reserve your baby’s cord blood for you or your family for future use. Instead, it will make the donated cord blood available to those whoever need it.

You can store your baby’s cord blood in a private cord blood bank if you prefer to use it exclusively by your family. Availing the services of a private cord bank requires you to pay restoration fees for the time that you want to restore your baby’s cord blood. You can ask for the cost private cord blood banking services in your area.

The Process of Donating Cord Blood

The process of donating your baby’s cord blood is safe and painless. It is collected after the birth of your child when the umbilical cord has been already cut. The donated cord blood will then be put in a public registry where surgeons can access it to treat patients for cell stem transplants. However, a test will be conducted if the patient matches your baby’s blood.

Limitations of Cord Blood Banks

Not every community has a public cord blood bank due to the high cost of its maintenance in terms of administration and technical expertise. Also, the demand for cord blood is still low due to the lack of awareness on its importance. However, information drive is being conducted at present on the importance of storing and donating cord bloods.

Given its importance, families are encouraged to donate cord bloods of their babies to help those families whose members are faced with stem cell treatments. Donating cord blood is free. Public cord blood banks will take care of the processing involved in its donation.


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