We’ll store it until someone needs it for a transplant (or for research, if there aren’t enough stem cells to use for a transplant). We can store cord blood indefinitely, frozen in cryogenic tanks at temperatures of around -190°C.

We use cord blood in ethically approved research if it doesn’t contain enough stem cells to bank for a potential transplant recipient, or where we are partnering with an external researcher carrying out research into new lifesaving therapies.

We don’t store cord blood for private use. In the unlikely event that someone in your family needs a cord blood donation in the future, their doctors would search public registers.

Yes. Your donation could provide a stem cell transplant for someone in need anywhere in the world.