Frequently Asked Questions

• What is cord blood banking?
• What are the cord blood banking options?
• What payment options are available?
• How does cord blood banking work?
• How long can I store my baby’s cord blood sample?

Read Cord Blood Banking FAQs

• How do I get started in cord blood banking?
• What happens on the day of the delivery?
• What needs to be done during the time period between the registration and the collection of the cord blood?

Read The Enrollment Process FAQs

• Is cord blood collection possible for Caesarean or Home Birth?
• How is the umbilical cord blood collected?
• Is there any risk to my baby or the mother?
• When is the cord blood sample collected?
• Why is the maternal sample needed and what testing is performed?
• Will either my baby or I feel any discomfort during the collection?
• If I choose to delay cord clamping can I still do cord blood banking?

Read The Collection Process FAQs

• What is the process if I want to pay via credit card?
• What should I do if I want to cancel my order?
• Are cryostorage tanks capable of operating without electricity?
• Can the sample be used more than once?
• How do you transport the sample (what packaging)?
• How far is Cells4Life from the Airport?
• How is my baby’s cord blood transported to the Cells4Life laboratory?
• How the sample is stored: the vapour phase of liquid nitrogen or in liquid nitrogen?
• Should I store cord blood for all of my children?
• What is HLA Tissue Typing?

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• Are there any treatments that will only be available to me if I store whole cord blood?
• Is there a downside to storing whole cord blood?
• Is the an upside to storing volume-reduced cord blood?
• What is the benefit of storing whole cord blood compared to volume-reduced storage?
• What is the difference between whole cord blood storage and volume-reduced storage?

Read Whole Cord Blood and Volume-Reduced Storage FAQs