Public vs. Private cord banking
What’s the difference between private and public cord blood banking?
We run our cord blood bank as a public bank to help anyone around the world who needs a stem cell transplant. It doesn’t cost anything to donate cord blood to our programme.
Commercial cord blood banks charge to collect and store babies’ cord blood for private family use.
Does it cost me any money to donate?
No, there is no cost to you to donate your baby’s cord blood to our public bank.
Do I get paid?
No, we don’t pay mothers to donate their baby’s cord blood.