I am a college student taking a poll:
Reply as follows:
1 for Saving Cord Blood, 2 for Donating Cord Blood, or 3 for Niether

Thanks in advance.
At present, cord blood and the stem cells it contains are transplanted to patients with leukemia, anemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other infectious diseases that originate from the bone marrow. In the United States alone, about 110,000 individuals are diagnosed with these diseases every year. Without proper treatment, these diseases may kill 60,000 or more patients in the following years.

Actually infant who was saved from Cord Blood.

NEW YORK, June 25, 2007
Cord Blood: To Save Or Not?

Stem Cells From Umbilical Cords Can Treat Diseases, But Should Parents Invest In Keeping Them?
By Christine Lagorio

(CBS) These days pregnant mothers are asked a question barely heard of ten years ago: Do you want to save your baby's umbilical cord blood? This blood has stem cells with special properties that can heal the body from diseases like leukemia. A new study Monday shows their promise in treating type 1 diabetes.

But banking cord blood can be expensive for parents, Dr. Jon Lapook reports.

James was six weeks old when he was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 50-50 shot at survival.

“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” said James' mother, Maura. “We were in shock. We were devastated.”

His best hope was a stem-cell transplant.

Fortunately, two years earlier, on a whim, his parents had saved his sister’s umbilical cord blood.

“Aileen was a perfect match,” Maura said. “They said, ‘you hit the lottery.’”

Parents looking for a medical safety net have turned private cord blood banking into a multi-million dollar industry.

There are 26 private banks in the United States. After an initial fee averaging $1,500, most banks charge $100 per year for storage. That adds up to $3,500 by the time a child is 21 years old – a high price tag for something you might not ever need.

There is another option that doesn’t cost a penny: donating to a public bank.

The donated cells are then available to any patient. But there’s no guarantee of donors getting their own cells back. Another problem: fewer than 10 percent of hospitals offer cord blood collection, so precious stem cells are going to waste.

If you don’t donate those cells, what happens to them?

“They will go in the trash,” said Pablo Rubinstein, director of the New York City cord blood program.

Right now cord blood is mostly used to treat blood diseases. But there's hope that someday, it will be used to treat heart disease and diabetes.

For now, the odds of needing stem cells are one in 20,000.

The parents of James are glad they took those odds.

Their best moment, according to Maura, was “probably when we came back from the hospital. And we were all together again.”

Thanks to his sister Aileen, today 4-year-old James is considered cured.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/25/eveningnews/main2977637.shtml

Base upon these findings what would yoou do.

I chose neither because I had GD and they wont let you donate if you have GD. But, if I didnt have it, I would have considered donating

I would bank it if it were more affordable or if I had the money. I would donate it if my hospital had a donation program but they don't so mine went to waste both times  

No, I believe it is a scam. The reason this was a story was because ONE child was saved. The couple could have conceived another child and saved that child's cord blood for the first upon learning of his conditon. Instead, they spend thousands during the child's lifetime in anticipation of a problem that 99.99%, God willing, will never arise.

Do your research: in NY they do not ask you if you want the cord blood stored in the public cord blood bank. This is a huge violation that mothers generally don't know about. In some states, they will SELL your baby's cord blood to NFP blood banks if you agree to donate it. etc etc.

I delayed cutting the cord; if you intend to save cord blood you must cut the cord right away . Anyway, I had a home birth. No way to obtain and store it...but hey, not like I wanted to.

why did i get a pm about this? if i wanted to answer i would not just because you sent me a pm

I don't think I could afford it. But I would donate. I mean, if it has the chance to help someone else out, what could hurt? Doesn't cost anything to donate.

Stop sending me messages OP i dont care if i need blessing before i have anymore children

Quoting Veni~Vidi~Vici.:“ Stop sending me messages OP i dont care if i need blessing before i have anymore children”

      

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between Anton Eaton and you

Anton Eaton
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the negative response you left on my topic was uncalled for hopefully god will bless ur personality before u bring any more children into this world

Quoting Veni~Vidi~Vici.:“ between Anton Eaton and you Anton Eaton posted 2 hrs ago the negative response you left on my topic ... [snip!] ... you left on my topic was uncalled for hopefully god will bless ur personality before u bring any more children into this world”

Interesting times. So this response got erased? Moderated or what? Hm. I didn't see that but lmao, I thought I was being nice by responding.

Quoting MamaBot {EBFB}:“ Interesting times. So this response got erased? Moderated or what? Hm. I didn't see that but lmao, I thought I was being nice by responding.”

No she sent that via PM lol

Quoting Veni~Vidi~Vici.:“ No she sent that via PM lol”

How nice. OP is supposedly a male btw

Perhaps you can tell OP to get bent, before God blesses your personality. I would.

I look forward to seeing the sort of "scientific" conclusion OP will come to about cord blood from a poll on BG lol. I thought I was being very accomodating in my response, but I doubt he appreciates anything other than enthusiastic acceptance of the technology.

Quoting MamaBot {EBFB}:“ How nice. OP is supposedly a male btw Perhaps you can tell OP to get bent, before God blesses your ... [snip!] ... very accomodating in my response, but I doubt he appreciates anything other than enthusiastic acceptance of the technology.”

You mean the cord blood banking that the OP can not spell?

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Quoting MamaBot {EBFB}:“ No, I believe it is a scam. The reason this was a story was because ONE child was saved. The couple could ... [snip!] ... you must cut the cord right away . Anyway, I had a home birth. No way to obtain and store it...but hey, not like I wanted to.”

In 1998 Atlanta there was a 8 y/o boy who received the first cord blood transplant for sickle cell anemia.I'm not sure if he has been cured, I’m trying to find out.The thing that amazes me is the possibilities of science to save lives, but it really isn’t about the science. It's more so about helping someone who has a life threatening disease. A person that would not have the opportunity to live if it wasn’t for the women who donated or saved their cord blood. Although,I wish you felt differently, I do understand your views. It's sad and unethical for a company to capitalize or gain any type of wealth for something that was donatedfor the purpose of helping people in need. It's sad but it's also true. I understand your situation about cutting the umbilical cord, but should a person decide not to donate there umbilical cord because a company my take advantage of the opportunity? I guess each person has their own decisions to make. (Please dont be offended)