No professional society recommends umbilical cord blood banking, although the Institute of Medicine endorses a pilot program to set up a public bank. While there is no morbidity from cord blood collection, there are nuances about its utility and skeptics have raised concern about its substantial expense. Hear about the pros and cons of umbilical cord blood collection in this segment.
No professional society recommends umbilical cord blood banking, although the Institute of Medicine endorses a pilot program to set up a public bank. While there is no morbidity from cord blood collection, there are nuances about its utility and skeptics have raised concern about its substantial expense. Hear about the pros and cons of umbilical cord blood collection in this segment.