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.