Private Cord Blood Questionnaire Available

If you're considering private banking of umbilical cord blood, you'll want to make sure you choose the right facility. Making that selection can be difficult--most of us are not medical experts and don't really even know where to begin as we research banking options.

Fortunately, Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Banks provides a comprehensive questionnaire for use when making a private cord blood bank decision. The list of questions covers everything. Costs, storage, shipping and handling of cord blood, and processing are only a handful of the topics covered.

Here are a few examples of the questions outlined in just one portion the questionnaire:

• Is the family cord blood bank a publicly-held or privately-held company?
  
• Is the company affiliated with a hospital or research institution?
  
• Is the company involved in bio-technology research and development?
  
• What other medical services does the company perform?
• How long has the company been banking cord blood? Notice this is not the same as the age of the company.

This questionnaire is only one of the valuable resources at the site. It's definitely worth a look on the part of anyone curious about cord blood donation and banking.