Cord Blood Donation for Life-Saving Research

Donate Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Blood To Help Save Lives And Support Regenerative Medicine.

Expecting mothers can choose to donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood after birth. Cord blood contains valuable stem cells that may help patients in need and support important regenerative medicine research.

Donation is simple, safe after birth, and free. Please complete the form below to request more information or begin the enrollment process with Regen Cell Solutions and Cord for Life.

Umbilical cord blood contains powerful stem cells that may be used in the treatment of serious medical conditions and in advancing new areas of research. Donation is simple, safe after birth, and there is no cost to donate. There is a fee to bank your cord blodd stem cells.

What are Stem Cells?

Stem cells are unique cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. According to the presentation, cord blood contains hematopoietic stem cells, which are used in treating more than 80 medical conditions, including immune deficiencies and certain cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.

Cord tissue contains mesenchymal stem cells, which are being researched for possible use in conditions like stroke, heart disease, and autism. The deck also notes that ongoing advances in regenerative medicine may create additional future uses for cord tissue.

Why Donate Cord Blood?

Donating cord blood can provide a critical resource for patients in need and support groundbreaking research. Your donation is a Chance to Save a Life. Donating your cord blood is free.

Why Cord Blood Matters

Cord blood offers several advantages over bone marrow, including higher match success, a lower risk of graft-versus-host disease, and the ability to be used even when a perfect match is not available. This makes cord blood more accessible for patients who need treatment.

How The Process Works

The hospital or OB-GYN shares educational information with expectant mothers.
The mother or family contacts Regen Cell Solutions/Cord for Life with questions or to enroll, and bedside enrollment may also be available with hospital staff help.
A collection kit is provided when labor begins, or mailed by Cord for Life/Regen Cell Solution if enrollment is completed directly with them.
After delivery, the hospital team collects the cord blood using the collection kit and instructions provided.
The family notifies Cord for Life within two hours of the baby’s arrival.
Cord for Life helps with packaging and directs the family to the closest FedEx shipping center.
Cord for Life then processes and stores the stem cells upon receipt.

Why Cord for Life by way of Regen Cell Solutions?

Cord for Life has been operating since 1993 and handles cord blood collection, processing, cryopreservation, and storage. Cord for Life is the first cord blood bank to accept both private storage and publicly donated cord blood collections from the continental United States, and it’s part of the National Marrow Donor Program Registry for public cord blood transplantation, and is approved for collections in all 50 states. Regen Cell Solutions will receive credit for your donation and this helps RCS provide needed Stem Cells to our veterans dealing with the long lasting effects of TBI.

Manufacturing is performed in certified ISO 7 and ISO 6 clean room environments using cGMP/GTP guidelines and aseptic techniques.

Request Your Cord Blood Donation Consultation

Complete this form to begin your inquiry. A team member will contact you to review your information.

* Your information is kept confidential and reviewed by our team.

FAQs

What is cord blood?

Cord blood is the blood collected from a newborn’s umbilical cord immediately after birth, and it contains hematopoietic stem cells.

What is cord tissue?

Cord tissue is collected from the umbilical cord itself and contains mesenchymal stem cells being studied for future regenerative uses.

Is donation safe?

The deck describes donation as a simple and safe process performed after birth.

Does it cost anything to donate?

No. The presentation states there is no cost to donate.

When must I decide?

The deck says stem cells are only available for collection immediately after birth, so arrangements should be made before delivery when possible.

How do I start?

Expectant mothers can contact Regen Cell Solutions directly with a request to enroll. or email Beth Rink at brink@cordforlife.com and please be sure to mention Regen Cell Solutions.

Important Notice

Our partner providers ethically sourced, minamally manipulated, Cord Blood Stem Cells have completed the phase 1 of a clinical trial for lower back pain treatment. This marks the first time umbilical cord blood stem cells have been evaluated for a treatment not related to transplantation and regeneration of the recipient’s bone marrow to generate new blood cells. This early success could lead to numerous other trials for a wide range of treatments that could have a significant effect on the quality of life for tens of millions of patients worldwide.