Is there any risk to the mother or baby in the procedure to save the umbilical cord blood?
No, there is absolutely no risk to the mother or the baby. After the birth of the child, the doctor will simply clamp and cut the baby s umbilical cord. The blood remaining in the umbilical cord will then be harvested into the collection bag supplied in the CorCell collection kit. Because this is done after childbirth, it is entirely painless to the baby and the mother. Also, collection in no way interferes with the immediate post-partum bonding between mother and child. The total collection time is less than 5 minutes and is neither impeded or complicated by cesarean or natural childbirth.
