How We Harvest Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
15 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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A short explanatory YouTube video (creator: Joy Kong, MD) describing how placental tissue and umbilical cord stem cells are obtained after a healthy pregnancy. The speaker explains the decision process: mothers are asked whether they want to save cord blood and/or cord tissue for their baby; if they decline, they may be screened for donation via a questionnaire. The speaker states that about 90% of mothers decline because storage costs "a few thousand dollars."
Questions this video answers
About 90%.
"A few thousand dollars" (verbal estimate).










