What is the difference between private cord blood banking and public cord blood banking?
• Private cord blood banking is storing the baby’s cord blood for his/her own future use or use for a family member should the need arise. Alternatively, public cord blood banking, or donating, means that the baby’s cord blood is stored in a cord blood bank and is available to anyone in need of a transplant or may be used research purposes. 2. I’ve been approached by a self-storage program to store my child’s cord blood. Isn’t it better to be safe than sorry? Should I store it or donate it? Parents should consult their physician to help them make an informed decision. • Cord blood donation should be encouraged with the cord blood is stored in a bank for public use. • Private cord blood banking should be encouraged when there is knowledge of a full sibling in the family with a medical condition (malignant or genetic) that could potentially benefit from cord blood transplantation. • If banking for future personal or family use, parents should know that most conditions that might be helpe
