I unfortunately cannot afford to bank my son's cord blood privately, but I had no idea you could donate it to a public blood cord bank. Important points:
1. Donating the cord is free to a public bank.
2. Your donation could help a cancer patients and those who need stem cell transplants.
3. The names of mother's and babies are kept confidential.
4. Cord blood from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are especially needed so patients who need a transplant match from someone in their own race or ethnic group.
5. The cord blood becomes available to any potential patient or research. There is no way to guarantee retrieval at a later date. But, if you ever need cord blood and it is still available, the unit will show up as a perfect match if the donor is now a patient.
To each their own... just wanted to share these points , and hope I myself can make up my mind on whether or not to donate. Feel free to discuss and if I missed something please feel free to comment.... as I still am on the fence about it.
#cordbloodbanking #donatecordblood
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@septson, I'll definitely be looking into this tomorrow- thanks for posting the website!
@mommyof2angelboys, go to BeTheMatch.org and click on Donate Cord Blood. you have to research donating in your own state as it varies. @levleah thanks I never knew this either! and so I found it necessary to share and consider.
check with your birthing center first if they do this. my hospital doesn't do or allow cord banking private or donation
this is great! I never knew this...I did look into private banking, but it is also too expensive for me to do. I love that this is an option, and one I might not have thought about. Thanks for posting!
how do you go about donating it?
I always donate because I can't afford to keep mine either but I feel like why throw this away when I could give it to someone who might need it one day 😊
I also know there is a mail in option but again visit website for more info.