Collecting Cord Blood After Cesarean, Twin, and Preterm Births
Dara Kowalski
Adult patients need 12 times more stem cells than a typical cord blood unit provides.
Cord blood stem cells can treat more than 80 diseases, from sickle-cell disease to leukemia.
Eligibility at intake differs sharply from whether collected cells meet minimum banking thresholds.
Cord blood stored for decades retains functional stem cells when properly frozen and maintained.