Top Questions on Cord Blood Banking & Cord Stem Cell Storage, Treatment

What is Umbilical Cord Blood banking?

Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood banking involves collecting blood that remain in your new-born’s umbilical cord (which connects the baby to the mother while in the womb) and placenta and storing it for future wellness of the baby and possibly the sibling. Cord blood contains potentially lifesaving cells called stem cells.

What is the process of Cord Blood banking?

This simple and painless process will normally take 2-5 minutes. It is safe for both mother and child. Immediately after the birth of the baby, the umbilical cord that connects the baby to the placenta is clamped and cut. After securing good care of the baby, the extra blood from the placental and the umbilical cord is collected using the specific procedure under aseptic conditions. See more details of Cryoviva’s cord blood collection & storage process.

How much does it cost to save my baby’s cord blood in a family blood bank?

Cryoviva offers Flexible payment plans with the availability of Child Development Account and Credit Card Installment Plans. To find out more about cost of cord blood banking in Singapore and pricing plans, please reach our hotline number 8339 8482 now.

When should I decide to enrol with Cryoviva to store my baby’s cord blood?

We would recommend speaking to our consultant during your second trimester (midway through pregnancy). This is to ensure the stability of your pregnancy and to give ample of time for understanding the benefits of cord blood banking. Once you have decided to enroll with us, we will send the customised Collection Kit 6 weeks prior to your Expected Due Date (EDD). Nevertheless, if you wish to store with us and are currently in your third trimester already, please phone our hotline number +65 8339 8482 now. We are here to help!

Where is my baby’s cord blood stored at?

Your baby’s cord blood is stored in Singapore at our world-class facility located at 37 Jalan Pemimpin, Mapex.

Cryoviva’s own state-of-the-art, MOH-licensed facility, is run by a team of Stem cell experts, The Cryoviva cord blood laboratory is centrally located and is near to all maternity hospitals in Singapore. It is equipped with the most advanced instruments and is quality controlled by stringent processes.

Can my baby use his/her stem cells?

Yes! For certain diseases, your baby may use his/her stem cells. Such treatment is called Autologous transplant.

Aside from my own baby, who else can use his/her stem cells?

Your baby can utilize his/her own stem cells when the need comes up – a process known as Autologous Transplant. It can also be useful for siblings and other close family members. Stem cell transplant in such cases are known as Allogeneic Transplant.

What is the process of stem cell transplant?

The following 4 steps are involved in stem cell transplant for treatment of certain health conditions.

1. Consultation with Transplant physician/Surgeon/Paediatric surgeon
2. Contact with Cryoviva Singapore for retrieval of stored Cord Blood stem cells (HPC, Cord blood.
3. All relevant tests will be performed on Cord Blood stem cell before infusion (HPC, Cord Blood).
4. Successful transplantation will be performed in the hospital with all care.

How long can the cord blood be stored for?

As long as it is properly cryopreserved, cord blood can be stored and remain viable indefinitely.

Cryoviva’s typical contract is for storing your baby’s cord blood for 21 years. Once your child turns 21, he/she will have the legal right to renew the storage agreement.

Speak to our specialists to discuss the specific terms and duration of cord blood storage with Cryoviva Singapore

If we have already stored our baby’s cord blood with a private/ family cord blood bank, is it still necessary to do it for additional children?

All the reasons for which you banked cord blood for the first child are still valid for additional children. And storing every child’s cord blood could provide greater protection to every child:

Every child’s stem cells are unique. Although cord blood could treat more than 80 diseases, some inherited diseases can not be treated by one’s own cord blood. In this respect, siblings’ (with consanguinity) cord blood may offer the most likely source to treat the disease.

Research shows that 1 in 217 people by age 70 may need stem cells transplant.

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