Now that you have decided to
consider the option of cord blood
banking public, you need to know all about this so that you can move ahead
confidently. Going in for cord blood banking is a tough decision is tougher is
to choose the right bank as there are quite a lot of options available. The
very first thing that you need to do is talk to your health care practitioner
and ask for references of some good public
cord blood banks, this is going to put you in a comparison which would make
the end pick easy.
All expectant needs to make
sure that they start gathering information about cord blood public banking in
the second trimester. This would give parents enough time to know whether they
qualify for cord blood banking and what formalities of the bank are to be met
before the date of delivery. Ask your practitioner about the cost she or he
would charge for doing this, not many charge big but it is still better to
know. One more thing, the public banks would not charge anything for cord blood
banking, however there would be several overhead costs attached that you need
to pay such as shipping so be prepared.
It would be great if your
hospital is a part of the public cord
blood banks donation program, this would simplify things as the doctor is
going to make all arrangements for collection, storage and shipping. If you
find that your hospital is not a part of the network, there is nothing to get
hassled about, you can look for the banks in your area, visit their websites,
and know about the process being followed.
To Learn More: www.savethecordfoundation.org
Ensure that your spouse reminds
of the staff and doctor at the time of delivery that the cord blood has to be
donated and if a representative is there to collect the same make him meet the
doctor. Make sure you track donation with bank to know whether the same has
been tested or accepted or not. With the cord
blood banking public structure improving, the prospects are improving and
this is indeed good news for parents.
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