How cord blood is collected and stored?
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Parents who are expecting a baby can make the necessary arrangements before they are born to take the umbilical cord blood in immediately after birth (within 15 minutes of birth) and for which the store for his own use in a blood bank business. They can also donate to a public bank to make it available to anyone who needs a transplant and for which it is compatible. If parents use a commercial bank, the initial costs range between $ 250 and $ 1,500, plus an annual storage charge of $ 50 to $ 100. Some insurance companies are beginning to cover these costs.
While public banks pay the processing of samples of cord blood, require that parents fill out an extensive questionnaire about their health and disease that have taken. The evidence required for diseases such as hepatitis and HIV, may be costly for parents. In addition, arrangements with these banks have made at least 90 days before the date of confinement.
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