Cord Blood Donation: Frequently Asked Questions

The identity of the cord blood donor is kept confidential at the cord blood bank. There is no exchange of identifying information between a cord blood donor and cord blood transplant recipient.

Identifying information is never exchanged between a cord blood donor and cord blood transplant recipient. The identity of the cord blood donor is kept confidential at the cord blood bank.

The identity of the cord blood donor is kept confidential at the cord blood bank and information is never exchanged. Private banking FAQs

Cord blood can only be donated at Vanderbilt for use in a patient that is a full-sibling. Cryobanks International accepts blood cord donations, and stores blood cord with an easy collection kit that can be mailed directly to you. For more information visit the Cryobanks International website at www.cryo-intl.com .

A Muslim can donate his/her cord blood as the blood contains cells vital to replace the blood cells in a person who has leukemia, bone marrow failure or certain rare inherited diseases. The collection process does not interfere in the birth process and therefore does not endanger both mother and child. Since the benefit of cord blood donation is prevalent while there is no harm involved, it is therefore allowed in Islam. 15.

The NMDP has developed a central Registry of cord blood units that physicians may search. In addition, several mechanisms exist for physicians to search cord blood banks not currently participating with The NMDP. Physicians can obtain additional information from the NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy at 1 (888) 999-6743. Outside the United States, call 1 (612) 627-8140. ...

Placenta donation is not related to cord blood donation. Cord blood is the blood that remains in your baby's umbilical cord after it has been cut and is rich in stem cells. These cells are the basis of most research, and are not included in placenta donation.

back to top Prior to your expected due date, preferably during the third trimester, we are requesting a valuable investment of your time, roughly estimated to be between 15 to 30 minutes, to answer personal information such as demographic data, health history, and family genetic history. As in whole blood donation, you may find some of the questions to be very personal and intrusive. This is to help us evaluate the suitability of the cord blood unit that will be collected from you and transplanted to a recipient. ...

The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is committed to building a strong network and inventory of high-quality cord blood units available to any patient who needs a transplant. We work with expectant parents and public cord blood banks to increase the number and diversity of cord blood units available for patients. We are also committed to improving transplant results for patients. That is why we are conducting a research study on cord blood transplantation and patient outcomes. ...

In fact, donation of cord blood, typically disposed of as medical waste, has widespread religious and governmental support. Embryonic stem cells involve removing the cells from unborn human embryos. CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank is not involved with any aspect of embryonic stem cell research.

Private cord blood banking requires a fee so that your baby’s cord blood is stored for his/her own future use or use for a family member should it be needed in the future. Public cord blood banking, or donation, means that your baby’s cord blood is collected at birth and either stored in a public cord blood bank making it available to anyone in need of a transplant, or it may be used for research.

In this situation a consultant in the NHS would normally refer a patient to a tissue establishment. The DI at the tissue establishment must have clear and explicit acceptance criteria for this sort of referral in relation to the critical clinical need of a specific named patient. The DI would then take responsibility for initiating and controlling the procedures from procurement, consent, testing, processing, storage etc through to distribution to the clinician who would use the material for the sick patient. ...