Cord blood bank facility is being provided by both private and public centers. In a public cord blood banking center, the cord blood that is donated is tissue typed and added to a public database, where it is visible for any hospital facility to request for it in case of a need. The services are generally free of charge. - [Read more]

Dones says her story emphasizes the need to bolster cord blood supplies within the public cord blood network. Currently, only a handful of hospitals across the country are equipped to handle public cord blood donations. The option to pay tohave your own child's cord blood stored for personal use, meanwhile, is not only widely available, but competitive. - [Read more]