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Cord Blood Collection
Cord blood collection is a pain-less and non-invasive procedure performed about 5 to 15 minutes after the delivery of your baby. If you decide to bank your baby's cord blood, you will be sent a cord blood collection kit. This kit contains everything necessary for your doctor to procure the cord blood sample. Be sure not to forget this kit when you leave for the hospital or you will miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. After your baby has been delivered, your doctor will use a syringe to draw the cord blood from the umbilical cord and the placenta. In most cases, a sample size of a couple of ounces will result. Your kit will also include instructions for shipping the sample to the cord blood bank.
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Why is Cord Blood So Precious?Cord blood is the blood remaining in the umbilical cord of a baby after the baby’s birth. Recently it has been discovered that the cord blood contains stem cells that are...(read more) |
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Cord blood and its uses:Cord blood is the blood left in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of the child and is collected after the cord has been cut off. The umbilical cord...(read more) |
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Should you bank cord blood?When it comes to having a new baby—whether the child is your family’s firstborn or tenth—there are many decisions that must be made involving their birth and health care. A major choice that...(read more) |
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