The St. Louis Cord Blood Bank is a public bank. We
accept donations from expectant mothers at no cost
to them. Also, the delivering physicians, midwives
and delivery staffs at participating hospitals volunteer
their efforts to collect the cord blood. Banked units are
made available to anyone who needs them anywhere in
the world. Cord blood donations have been used to treat
over 70 different diseases. Thousands of children and adults
are alive today because mothers like you have donated their
baby’s cord blood.
Your donation is important because blood is needed for
people of all racial and ethnic
backgrounds.
Cord blood is the blood that remains in the
placenta and umbilical cord after your
baby is
born. It contains adult stem
cells.
The procedure
is safe and
painless for
you and your baby. It
does not interfere with the birthing
process. And,
if there is any concern
about the safety of mother or baby,
collection is not made.
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