Be acknowledged with the Significance of Umbilical Cord Preservation in Securing Your Baby’s Future

Cord Blood Banking includes collection of blood that is left in your new-born’s Umbilical Cord as well as Placenta and then preserving it thus keeping it for medicinal use in the future. This process is also called umbilical cord preservation.Cord Blood comprises possibly useful cells that are meant for saving life. These cells are medically termed as stem cells.

Currently, there are all total 6 noteworthy hospitals in United Kingdom where the process of collection of cord blood can be accomplished free of cost and can be also contributed to the NHS Cord Blood Bank. Here lies the significance of umbilical cord preservation with the said bank. Anyone on whose part the need of using cord blood (stored in NHS Cord Blood Bank) arises can make use of it whenever the need arises.

Giving birth elsewhere other than the UK

If you are a mother and has given birth to your baby in a hospital that is located in any other country or state, your husband will need to go through a payment procedure in collecting and storing the cord blood of your baby thereby making the process a private one.

Umbilical Cord blood that is preserved and stored in a Private Cord Blood Bank is solely meant for familiar use and this is matter of importance that you should bear in your mind.

A very vital thing that one should remember (in fact, every parents should remember) is that not every maternity units well as midwives are accustomed with the process of private banking of cord blood and hence, they will not support the same. As a loving and caring husband and considering the above fact, you can ask your midwife regarding what is your policy considering the umbilical cord preservation in a local hospital.

What doctors opine

One should only store cord blood accordingly with the private banking if only there is some medical reason to do the same on the part of his/her family. For instance, if one already has a child who can be helped through the process of transfusion of stem cell, one can make store cord blood with the process of private banking.