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A common question that many expecting parents have about cord blood is how the cord blood collection process is actually done. The process is always quick, safe, and painless as medical experts maintain a strict protocol to ensure a baby’s umbilical cord blood is stored effectively.
The collection process begins in the same manner as any other birth with your doctor cutting and clamping the umbilical cord. But rather than dispose of the umbilical cord as done in years past, the doctors sanitize the area surrounding the clamp to prepare for the cord blood collection. A needle attached to a blood bag is inserted into the umbilical vein, and it draws out the blood. Once the blood is flowing, the process usually takes less than five minutes.
Using the blood bag is considered to be one of the most safe and effective methods to collect cord blood. It is easy to use, and is recommended for all physicians, nurses and midwives to successfully collect cord blood stem cells. In addition, the blood bag method is regarded by healthcare professionals as the optimal method to collect a sufficient volume of cord blood to benefit the child later in life, should the need ever arise.
The blood bag is labelled with the name of the delivery doctor, the mother’s name, and the hospital’s address. The sample is then collected by courier, and delivered to the hospital’s storage facilities.
If you’d like to find out more about cord blood collection, visit Insception Lifebank’s cord blood collection page for details about our process at: https://www.insception.com/cord-blood-collection.