Once the umbilical cord is clamped and cut, the remaining blood is drawn into a collection bag. This blood is then sent to a cord blood bank for processing and storage. As mentioned earlier ...

Cord blood as a source of stem cells offers many benefits over bone marrow and peripheral blood: It is stored in cord blood banks after collection and is available on demand, reducing the wait time ...

After the initial collection and processing costs, CBR’s annual storage fee is around $15 per month. CBR also has a Newborn Possibilities Program, which provides cord blood and tissue ...

Private banks will charge an up-front fee for collection and a yearly charge for storage (NHS Blood and Transplant ndb). Although most hospitals allow for private cord blood collection ...