There are three public cord blood banks in CA, but non in the bay area. So donating might be hard if that’s where you’re delivering.
The expected cost of cryo preserving is a bit under $2,000 upfront and $150 / yr.
It costs about $30,000 to obtain a cord blood collection from a public bank, and that cost is charged to the patient’s health insurance.
Looks like the stem cells could be used by the family members too. (Assuming it’s a match, I’m guessing?). But actually the child might not be able to use them. (Is it only while they are a child?)
The main advantage of cord blood is that it does not have to be exactly matched to the patient like transplants from an adult donor.
In the United States, about 80% of cord blood donations are discarded.
In the United States, the net probability that a child will need any type of stem cell transplant by age 20 is 3 in 5,000 or .06%.
One source I looked at was: https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en
Some highlights:
There are three public cord blood banks in CA, but non in the bay area. So donating might be hard if that’s where you’re delivering.
The expected cost of cryo preserving is a bit under $2,000 upfront and $150 / yr.
It costs about $30,000 to obtain a cord blood collection from a public bank, and that cost is charged to the patient’s health insurance.
Looks like the stem cells could be used by the family members too. (Assuming it’s a match, I’m guessing?). But actually the child might not be able to use them. (Is it only while they are a child?)
The main advantage of cord blood is that it does not have to be exactly matched to the patient like transplants from an adult donor.
In the United States, about 80% of cord blood donations are discarded.
In the United States, the net probability that a child will need any type of stem cell transplant by age 20 is 3 in 5,000 or .06%.