Cord Blood Banking

Today we will talk about cord blood banking. Did you know that there have been 40,000 live-saving transplants using stem cells in the last 30 years? Cord blood banking is something not always discussed and I think it's important we educate ourselves about this option to know if it is a good fit for our families. 

We will chat about private versus public cord blood banking, what does it treat, how much does it cost, and is it recommended? I have some resources listed below which includes Save The Cord Foundation and they have an extensive list of cord blood banks. 

References:

Stanford Medicine – Children’s Health –“Cord Blood Banking”
https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=cord-blood-banking-160-48

Save The Cord Foundation
https://www.savethecordfoundation.org

ACOG Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/03/umbilical-cord-blood-banking

AMA Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/umbilical-cord-blood-banking

CBR
https://www.cordblood.com/newborn-stem-cells-101?_ga=2.201743896.80302196.1663965478-318429258.1663965478&_gac=1.89699433.1663965482.Cj0KCQjwsrWZBhC4ARIsAGGUJuqu5IoA6NMdutsLytyn5xGV-LLIHdhygaRKm5z-HmgvQ7nFH6GKSFgaAk9HEALw_wcB 


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