At the end of September, Canada launched its first blood bank program 
But both programs raise a number of issues among Canadians curious about the differences between the two options. The main difference is that family cord blood program ensures that the cord blood sample is only available for use within the family, while a grant program does not guarantee a family could benefit their own sample of cord blood.
However, there are many other differences besides the capacity of the two programs work. general banking family programs 98 percent of cord blood samples collected, with the remaining 2 percent decreased based on decreased maternal childbirth. On the other hand, donor programs store only about 50 percent of the samples collected, which are based on strict health requirements.
Family programs are often in partnership with several hospitals across the country, while the donor program is currently available only in Ottawa. Families who receive treatment cell cord blood stem through a sample from a bank donors are not generally aware of the medical history of the family who made the donation. Moreover, the programs of the family provide every family their own sample collected immediately upon request if the need arises.
A shared concern among many families is the cost of a program family cord blood banks, which typically charge of initial processing fees as well as annual storage costs in the neighborhood of $ 100 to 125 $. While donors banks charge no upfront cost, the estimated long-term cost to the average of the national health system about $ 37,000 -. The costs are inevitably passed on to all Canadians through the medical costs associated
Despite differences between the two options, families are encouraged to bank cord blood of their baby in a way that meets their individual needs, rather than throw away the umbilical cord immediately after birth. There is more information to compare the two options available in this newsletter.