Cord blood banking is something my husband and I discussed before we had our children. The stem cells in cord blood can be used to treat more than 80 different diseases. Research continues and it is possible that it could be used in treatment of dozens more illnesses.
LifeBankUSA is the only company that offers cord blood, placenta blood, and tissue banking. Cord blood banking can give families peace of mind when it comes to your child’s health. When my son’s Kindergarten classmate was diagnosed with leukemia I regretted my choice to not have his cord blood banked. We were struggling financially and at the time I couldn’t justify the expense. I don’t know what I was thinking. Truth is we might never need it, but I would have rested a bit easier if I knew we had some stem cells in the cord blood bank.
Why bank with LifebankUSA? Many parents are banking cord blood, but with LifebankUSA you can bank stem cell-rich blood from the umbilical cord and the placenta. It’s a service called placenta and cord blood banking. LifebankUSA is the only place that offers this service to parents. I can see now why people would be confident with using LifeBankUSA. They take cord blood banking to a new level.
How does it work?
1. First you need to enroll
You cab do this several ways: online, by phone, or by fax. LifebankUSA will send your collection kit to you as soon as your enrollment forms are received.
2. Next is the collection process:
This process is completely noninvasive. Your own health care provider can do it and only takes about 5 minutes.
- Once your baby has been born and the umbilical cord has been cut, your health care provider will collect the blood from the cord
- For placenta-derived stem cells and tissue banking, the whole placenta is simply placed into a special package in the delivery room
3. Lastly the pickup:
Call 1-877-LIFEBANKUSA to arrange transportation of your baby’s collection from your hospital room to our state-of-the-art LifebankUSA facility for processing and storage.
That’s it! They takeover and you get to take your beautiful baby home! LifebankUSA is an accredited cord blood bank. LifebankUSA banking services are available in all 50 states and operates in accordance with applicable laws.
In just three simple steps you can secure that your child’s stem cells are collected and preserved. Now that’s peace of mind.
Disclosure: While all thoughts belong to me, the photos and information have been provided to me and I will receive a gift for posting. This post has not been influenced.
Tamara says
You know, we didn’t bank at the time but should we have a third child, I think the benefits are endless. Thank you for sharing this!
Alicia Taylor says
I was talking about this with my sister the other day. I wish this had been an option when our children were born. So many things depend on those cells.
Jessica Harlow says
I think collecting and storing cord blood is really smart. There are so many possible benefits to it. I’m going to share your post with my son who is expecting his first child in November!
Heather Lawrence says
We never banked any of our babies cord blood only because it wasn’t available when the kids were little. I have heard that you can use baby teeth for the stem cells too.
So neat!!
Laura B says
It blows my mind how many new disease can potentially be treated with cord blood. I was also not aware that they could use the placenta as well. Sounds like an amazing service!
Laura Funk says
I am so upset that we did not do this with either child. The science teacher in me knows how critical stem cells are and man do I wish we would have done this