Incorporating Cord Blood Collection In To Labor Plans

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An element of the banking of a newborn baby’s cord blood cells that many expectant parents find bewildering and off putting is that of the process itself.  Such concerns and doubts are understandable.  The bringing of a new child in to the world can be a complex, long and painful process for the healthiest of women.  First time parents often naturally feel so overwhelmed by the unknown that they find umbilical cord stem cell collection difficult to contemplate amidst so many other considerations and worries.  Even in cases where easy labors are expected, numerous unanticipated complications can occur.  For women with disabilities or poor medical histories, labor can be an extremely risky business for both mother and child.

However, once in possession of the truths rather than the myths about the cord blood banking process, many unnecessary misgivings or preconceptions are dispelled.  There are few parents who do not wish to forearm their child with the opportunity to have a variety of serious illnesses and diseases that might befall them during their lifetime successfully treated.  This is the insurance policy they can give their give their child with the collection of its cord blood at birth.  Coupled with the ease and painlessness of the process, the cause and effect become inseparable.

The blood from which the stem cells are ultimately extracted is taken from the umbilical cord as soon as it is cut and before the delivery of the placenta.  It is thus as fresh and uncontaminated as it will ever be.  The collection process requires no physical contact with the baby.  The mother’s blood is taken simultaneously for obligatory testing for certain diseases that might impact the usability of the baby’s cord blood stem cells.  The process is equally as well suited to natural and cesarean births.

When planning for labor, parents to be need to enlist the services of a medical professional who is qualified to carry out the collection of the cord blood in a correct and timely manner.  When doing so, they are obviously wise to check that their healthcare provider is available to be present at the birth and can factor in to their schedule an early or late arrival.  Professional fees vary, which also need to be agreed and clarified in advance.  When baby has safely introduced itself to the world and the procedure carried out, parents simply need to courier the bloods to their chosen blood bank for the cord blood preservation process to commence.

When parents place their trust in Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Bank they know they are following in the footsteps of over 230,000 very satisfied clients and can expect a service that is second to none.  Furthermore, it offers an added financial bonus of a $175 reimbursement towards the cost of the healthcare professional that carries out the stem cell cord blood collection.