IS IN YOUR NEWBORN’S UMBILICAL CORD
Help it last a lifetime with Your Baby's Cord Blood & Tissue
Explore Your Private Banking Options for Baby’s Cord Blood & Tissue
Cord for Life® offers a number of plans to meet your growing family’s cord blood banking needs. We have standard and premium cord blood banking plans designed to fit your budget for Baby Cord Blood & Tissue. We also offer prepaid storage options to help you prepare for the future. It’s our goal to make is as easy as possible to build the plan that’s right for you.
Cord Blood + Cord Tissue
Private Banking Lifetime Plan
Only $10,999!
Or Payment Plan Starting from
$621 for 18 months, 0% interest
Our Lifetime Plan includes a Lifetime of storage plus a 5 chamber storage bag for multiple treatments FREE of charge.
It covers everything you need to bank your newborn’s cord blood and cord tissue, including our Cord Blood Collection Kit, PREMIERMAX ® Processing, and Shipping.
Cord Blood + Cord Tissue
Private Banking Standard Plan
Only $3,249!
Or Payment Plan Starting from
$190 for 18 months, 0% interest
Our Standard Plan includes the first year of storage plus a 5 chamber storage bag for multiple treatments FREE of charge.
It covers everything you need to bank your newborn’s cord blood and cord tissue, including our Cord Blood Collection Kit, PREMIERMAX ® Processing, and Shipping.
Cord Blood + Cord Tissue
Private Banking Premium Plan
Only $6,999!
Or Payment Plan Starting from
$398 for 18 months, 0% interest
Our Premium Plan offers 21 years of storage at a significant savings plus a 5 chamber storage bag for multiple treatments FREE of charge. It covers everything you need to bank your newborn’s cord blood, including our Cord Blood Collection Kit, PREMIERMAX ® Processing, and Shipping.
The Power of Stem Cells
We understand the transformative potential of stem cells and are committed to helping people with life-threatening illnesses. Our goal is simple: ensuring a healthy future for your little one and others in need.
Whether you choose to donate or privately bank your Baby Cord Blood & Tissue, your newborn's stem cells, we're here to answer
your questions.
Better Outcomes
You have one chance to bank your newborn’s stem cells, so choosing the right cord blood bank is crucial to maximize future treatment options for your baby.
It’s our job to recover as many stem cells as possible from your newborn’s Baby Cord Blood & Tissue to ensure a safe and effective transplant.
Our mesenchymal stem cells (MSC’s) are extracted from the cord tissue and stored at -190ºC in multiple vials to ensure viability. These stem cells can be expanded as needed for various treatments when approved.
To ensure flexibility for future treatments, we store cord blood stem cells at -190ºC in 5-compartment bags, so you may use a single or multiple bags for approved treatments in the future.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
More Stem Cells for Treatment:
Recovers over 31% more stem cells than other methods, increasing the chances of a successful transplant.
Safer Transplants:
Removes 12 times more harmful red blood cells than other methods.
Better Results:
Provides over 61% more total cells, giving doctors more options if treatment is needed.
Improved Safety:
Uses safer preservation techniques, which helps reduce complications.
PremierMax® is a cutting-edge process developed by to maximize stem cell yield and improve transplant safety, advancing beyond first-generation cord blood processing technology.
WHY BANK STEM CELLS?
Cord Blood
Umbilical cord blood is special and only available immediately after childbirth. And it contains hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that can develop into various blood and immune cells. Cord blood is FDA approved to treat over 80 blood-related diseases, immune disorders, and cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
Process
Also collecting cord blood at birth is a simple, painless process, ensuring families have a genetically compatible, readily available source of powerful stem cells that could be valuable for future therapies and regenerative medicine.
Cord Tissue
Umbilical cord tissue is a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that can develop into various tissue types like bone, cartilage, and muscle. Cord tissue stem cells offer potential in treating diverse conditions, including joint injuries, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders.
Process
Also, Collecting and storing MSCs at birth provides families with a valuable, regenerative resource that may be used in future therapies and emerging medical treatments. This process is safe, painless, and ensures a unique, readily available stem cell source.
A LIFESAVING CHOICE
As you prepare to welcome your newborn into the world, it's a good time to decide how to make the best use of their stem cells.
Donate
Stem cells can potentially save the life of a transplant recipient. And by donating your child’s cord blood, you are joining the nationwide effort to create a genetically diverse inventory of stem cells for transplant to a child or adult in need. This choice is of “No Cost” or “Free” to you.
Private Banking
You also have the option of saving your newborn’s stem cells for your exclusive use. Their stem cells can be used to treat your child, their siblings, and other family members.
Discard
Unless you arrange to donate or privately bank, your newborn’s cord blood will be discarded.
Cord Blood Banking FAQs
Cord blood is the blood collected from a newborn’s umbilical cord after birth. It’s rich in hematopoietic stem cells, which can be used to treat over 80 medical conditions, including certain cancers, blood disorders, and immune deficiencies.
Private cord blood banking stores your baby’s cord blood exclusively for your family’s future medical use. Public donation banks, on the other hand, store and make cord blood available to anyone in need of a transplant.
Privately banked cord blood is reserved for your child and potentially their siblings or immediate family members, depending on compatibility.
Cord blood stem cells are used to treat leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and certain metabolic and immune disorders, among others.
Yes, collecting cord blood is completely safe, painless, and non-invasive. It happens after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut.
After birth, your healthcare provider collects the blood from the umbilical cord using a sterile kit. The sample is then sent to a private bank for processing and cryogenic storage.
Cord blood contains hematopoietic stem cells useful for treating blood diseases. Cord tissue contains mesenchymal stem cells, which may help regenerate tissue like bone, cartilage, and nerve cells.
It’s best to enroll by your third trimester to ensure your collection kit arrives in time for delivery.
Cord blood can still be collected in most premature and cesarean deliveries, but the volume may vary. Your healthcare provider and bank will assess the sample’s viability.
Research and current practices suggest that cord blood can be viably stored for over 20 years, with many private banks offering long-term storage options.
Costs typically include an initial collection and processing fee (ranging from $1,000–$2,500) and an annual or pre-paid long-term storage fee. Some banks offer financing and promotional discounts.
Private banking is generally not covered by standard health insurance, though some health savings accounts (HSAs) or flexible spending accounts (FSAs) may be used to pay.
Many families bank cord blood as a form of biological insurance, ensuring access to life-saving stem cells for potential future needs—especially as research into regenerative medicine continues to expand.
Yes, if you’re not opting for private banking, you can donate to a public bank. Availability depends on your hospital and region, and it must be arranged before delivery.
Typically, it’s one or the other due to the limited volume of cord blood collected. However, some banks offer hybrid programs or research-based sharing options.
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