Cord blood banks recruit expectant mothers to donate their baby's umbilical cord blood for transplants. The blood in the umbilical cord and placenta is unique because it contains large numbers of blood-forming cells. The blood-forming cells from cord blood are being studied under research protocols as a new method for treating patients with life-threatening diseases. The cord blood banks collect, process, test and store the donated umbilical cord blood. Blood from each cord is frozen (cryopreserved) as an individual cord blood unit that is available to transplant.
Learn more about cord blood donation:
To learn more about our Network of cord blood banks or to look for one in your area, use the links below:
- Cord blood participating hospitals -- collect cord blood for our cord blood banks
- Network cord blood banks (U.S.) -- we coordinate access to a growing number of cord blood banks that have cord blood units available for public use
- Network international cord blood registries -- formal partnership agreements allow us to include cord blood units listed in these registries in every patient search
- Non-Network cord blood banks -- do not list their cord blood units with the NMDP Registry.
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