Still Unsure How Cord Blood Banking Works
                     STILL UNSURE HOW CORD BLOOD 
BANKING WORKS?
Newborn Baby’s Umbilical Cord
 Cord blood is the richest 
source of stem cells and is 
derived from the blood of a 
new born baby’s umbilical cor
d
. Stem cells are used in 
various clinical processes 
these days. 
 Once collected and 
preserved, the cord blood 
stem cells have the healing 
power to treat many diseases 
by growing new tissues, blood 
vessels and even organs.
Newborn Baby’s Umbilical Cord
 They are collected and stored in 
various cord blood banks, so 
that they can be used later. 
There are a number of 
assumptions and misconception 
about cord blood banking. 
 If you too have any questions or 
doubts about cord blood 
banking, this blog will help you 
a lot.
 Cord blood banking involves 
three stages.
Collection: 
 Cord blood is derived right 
after child birth and 
before the placenta is 
delivered. The blood is 
collected after the cord is 
clamped and cut. 
 So, the process is entirely 
safe and painless for both 
the mother and the child. 
The procedure can be 
applied in both vaginal 
and C-section cases.
Collection: 
 The process is so quick that 
often new mothers remain 
unaware of the collection. 
Parents can donate their 
baby’s cord blood to any cord 
blood bank, so those who need 
it, can use it later. 
 New parents can even pay to 
store their baby’s cord blood 
to treat any of their family 
members’ diseases. However, 
before the delivery, blood 
samples of the mother are 
collected and tested for any 
infection.
Processing:
 Cord blood remains healthy and 
intact for up to 48 hours of 
collection. After it reached the 
bank, it gets tested and 
processed within 48 hours to 
ensure the highest recovery 
chances.
 Along with the maternal blood, 
the cord blood is also tested for 
any infections. In the next step, 
the cord blood sample is 
processed to separate the stem 
cells from the plasma and the red 
blood cells. This way, the stem 
cells are gathered from cord 
blood.
Preservation: 
  Once the technicians get the 
stem cells, they proceed to 
preserve it. The preservation 
process involves freezing at a 
very low temperature, so that the 
stem cells remain intact without 
any side effects like ageing.
  This way, the stem cells can be 
preserved for decades.
 There are two types of cord blood 
bank: Public and Private.
1. Public Cord Blood Bank:
 These banks collect cord 
blood by donations. Parents 
willingly donate the cord 
blood for patients, seeking a 
stem cell transplant or 
clinical researches. 
 Anyone can choose to store 
their baby’s cord blood in the 
public banks and there are no 
charges involved. However, 
once donated, these cord 
blood cannot be reserved for 
family treatments.
2. Private Cord Blood Bank: 
 Sometimes new parents 
decide to store the cord 
blood of their new born, so 
that it can be used to treat 
any diseases of the family 
members or even the baby 
in the long run. 
 If you have more than one 
child, the siblings can use 
each other’s cord blood for 
surgeries. However, it’s 
recommended to store cord 
blood, each time a baby is 
born.
References:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/still-uns
ure-cord-blood-banking-works
/
 https://www.babycenter.com/0_cord-blood-
banking-what-it-is-why-consider-
it_1362261.bc
 https://www.cryo-cell.com/cord-
blood/banking-process