What is the difference between a public umbilical cord blood bank and a private cord blood bank like CorCell?
Public cord blood banks have been established to further the research of the medical treatments of umbilical cord blood stem cells and for use in transplants of non-relatives. If you donate your baby’s umbilical cord blood to a public blood bank, they do not provide a link between your baby and your baby’s cord blood unit. If you wanted to access your own child s blood in the future, you would not be assured access to that particular blood should you, your child, or another family member someday need it. When you save your baby’s umbilical cord blood with a private cord blood bank, such as CorCell, no one else is entitled to access and utilize that cord blood without your permission.
Public cord blood banks have been established to further the research of the medical treatments of umbilical cord blood stem cells and for use in transplants of non-relatives. If you donate your baby’s umbilical cord blood to a public blood bank, they do not provide a link between your baby and your baby’s cord blood unit. If you wanted to access your own child s blood in the future, you would not be assured access to that particular blood should your child someday need it. When you save your baby’s umbilical cord blood with a private cord blood bank, such as CorCell, no one else is entitled to access and utilize that cord blood without your permission.
