If you want to save the blood from your babies umbilical cord after it has born it may be very expensive. The cells within it can be very important if your child becomes sick, as it has many medical uses. If this is important to you, you will need to pay a company to store it for you. There are plenty of companies to choose from and some will offer a cord blood coupon to reduce the cost to you.
After your baby is born the umbilical cord will be clamped off. Normally nothing happens with this when it has been separated. If you are saving the blood however, the doctor will withdraw it from the placenta through the cord with a syringe before detaching the cord. This does not take very long and causes neither mother or child any pain or discomfort.
Should you decide during your pregnancy that you would like this procedure to take place you will need to contact one of the companies that specialize in collection and storage. They should send you a kit for collecting it in. When you are in labor you will need to remember to take the kit with you. After the procedure the doctor or nurse will collect your sample in the kit and you can then arrange for a courier to pick it up and take it back to the company.
At the bank the blood will be carefully extracted from the cord using a cannula before it is carefully preserved in very cold temperatures and stored away for the future. It is possible to collect about seventy five milliliters and this could be life saving for your child at a later date.
The sample taken will contain stem cells that could be vital for your child if they were to become ill with a disease like leukemia. These cells can be used to regenerate blood, skin and tissues that are an exact match for the child, therefore reducing the likelihood of rejection when used for treatment.
The main medical conditions that this technology can be used for are blood related cancers or genetic conditions. The effects, uses and treatments are still undergoing a lot of testing, however it is believed that it is also possible to use the stem cells to treat brain injuries, strokes, hearing loss and type one diabetes. For best results the cells should be used for the person from which they came however there is a good chance of success when using them for siblings. There are also several public banks available, that will except donations.
Privately storing the stem cells can be very expensive. Collection can cost about two thousand dollars and you then need to pay an annual storage fee of about one hundred and twenty five dollars. Many companies offer discounts on storing for siblings and some will also offer a payment plan so that you can spread out the cost. It is also possible to get discount coupons which could considerably reduce the cost to you.
If you decide to go ahead with storing the stem cells from your child make sure that you have checked for every discount available to you to reduce the price. You may be able to find a cord blood coupon that you can use.
Tom is a health consultant who can show you how to get a cord blood coupon. You may also be interested in reading more information about the cord blood registry.
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