Cord placenta blood connects you to your baby while it grows.
This nutrient-rich tissue developed during pregnancy and is often simply discarded after birth.
There are a lot of people who do not realize that there are life saving benefits to get out of saving the cord blood through stem cell transplants.
There are currently over 70 various diseases that a baby can get, and they can all be prevented if you save the placenta as well as the umbilical cord and its blood.
The problem is that there are so many people who do not realize that these benefits are even out there.
You need to really consider saving the umbilical cord from your baby if you or your family have any history of these 70 different diseases.
Before you consider saving the cord placenta, talk it over with your spouse and with your family to make sure that they are on the same page as you.
Your doctor can also be a powerful resource for answers to your questions about preserving your baby's important cord tissue.
You have two different ways to do cord blood banking.
One of these ways is by saving it so that anyone who needs it can use it (also known as public donation), and the other is to save it privately, so that only your family has access to it if they were to need to use it.
As a parent, you should know that there are some costs associated with saving this type of tissue, but in some cases, there may be no fee for you and hefty discounts are often available.
This is something that can save your baby's life, yet a lot of the times it ends up just getting thrown away.
If you haven't yet considered saving the baby's cord placenta, then it something that you really should consider.