Mauhwaip Health

Preservation of the cord blood is an important decision which you take in your life. The cord blood is collected from the umbilical cord and placenta which is then stored in the cord blood bank. The main reason for the storage of the cord blood is that it consists of the stem cells which are used to cure severe diseases. As the bone marrow consist of the stem cells but in most case it seems to be impossible that the bone marrow matches. So to avoid such critical situation the parents have decided to keep the blood safe in the blood bank.

Preserving the cord blood for the stem cells do not causes pain to the mother and baby. When the cord is discarded then the cord blood is collected to get stored. After the baby’s birth the umbilical cord is usually discarded and the decision of the storage of the cord blood would be wise as it would save one’s life in future. The whole blood storage procedure is not at all painful. This is a fact which most of the people are unknown about. The cost of cord blood storage would be costly as it includes some administrative fees but storing this blood would save your baby life in future in case of any disease.