I thought this article was helpful for me since I've decided not to store our babies cord privately. I do hope that we will be able to donate it to a public storage bank.
https://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/18/umbilical.cord.public.banks/index.html?hpt=T2
Re: Great Cord Blook Article
I wish more people were aware that there is an option of public storage and that the what you donate will more than likely not benefit that particular child. I think too many of the privately owned banks push people into believing that this will save their child life.
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I donated my daughter's cord blood. If anyone delivering in the St. Louis area is interested, this is the cord blood bank we used:
https://www.slcbb.org/