When you are expecting a baby, life gets busy quickly. The list of things to accomplish before the due date may seem a mile long and filled with complex new tasks and decisions to get through.
Since we know that you have much on your plate, we wanted to help shoulder some of the burden by breaking the process of cord blood banks in some easy steps to understand
Step 1 :. Register. Online or in person, it is your choice! During this part of the process, you choose whether to bank cord blood and tissue of the spinal cord. In addition, you will be offered a variety of payment options to meet the needs of your family
Step 2 :. Collection Kit. After registration we send you a collection kit containing all supplies and instructions from your health care provider will complete the collection after your baby is born.
Step 3 cord blood collection. The actual collection process takes place a little as 5 minutes after the birth of your baby. Once the umbilical cord is cut, the blood remaining in the cord is collected. It is a safe, painless and very quick process that does not disrupt your delivery
Step 4 :. cord tissue collection. Once the cord blood was collected, your healthcare provider may cut a piece of cord to the collection of the fabric cord 20 cm
Step 5 :. After Collection. Once the cord blood tissue and cord was collected, make sure that the kit materials are properly labeled. Then call Insception Lifebank within 2 hours following the birth of your baby. A letter Insception Lifebank pick up the kit and you'll be free to bask in the glow of your new family addition of
Step 6 :. Procession and storage. Once Insception Lifebank receives the sample, it is processed and cryopreserved for long term storage.
We hope that this breakdown of the banking process will help shorten your pre-baby to do list.
If there is something we can explain and help you, or if you just want to talk through the process, do please give us a toll free number at 1-866- 606-2790.
- The team Insception Lifebank