Cord Blood Banking

Cord blood can be stored by public and private cord blood banks. Private cord blood banks are for-profit organizations that store cord blood for the exclusive use of the donor or donor's relatives. You can store cord blood from your childbirth and benefit at a later date if the valuable stem cells from the cord blood is needed. Cord blood stem cells have been used to treat a number of genetic diseases, cancers, and blood disorders and now there are approximately 75 diseases and disorders that are currently treated with the aid of stem cells from cord blood.

Cord blood banking is an expensive option for parents but this valuable resource may just be worth the additional expense of storing it. Learn more about cord blood banking and find out if cord blood storage is right for you.