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The happiness of having a new member of your family is great and the parents are really excited to give the baby a welcoming embrace in our world. In order to think about his future and to ensure a possible stem transplant the parents have to decide whether they want to collect the stem cells out of the umbilical cord.

This decision has to be made quickly because the cord blood does not last good forever and the stem cells have to be collected and deposited in proper conditions. The Cord Blood Bank is one of the greatest ways to preserve the stem cells and to keep them for the use of the child or even of other members of your family. The progress in the stem cells therapy is remarkable and they can be used more and more in the future to come. The cord blood is one of the ideal ways to collect stem cells because it does not imply surgery and the risks for the mother and the children are very little.

There are many ways to bank your cord blood. You can make it available for the use of yourself, your baby and the closest relatives. Also if you do not have the possibility or the need to bank the cells yourself, it is good to donate them to private banks. In this way the banks can find the people who need a match or even use them in the interest of science and research. This is why it is better to help because there are so many people in need.