DISCOVER THE POWER OF CORD BLOOD
Cord blood is the blood that remains in your baby’s umbilical cord following birth and after the cord is cut. It’s a valuable source of stem cells, which are a perfect DNA match for your baby.
By saving your baby’s cord blood you give them the chance to survive some of the most deadly diseases and conditions - now and into adulthood. It provides an irreplaceable medical resource for your baby and can be used to treat over 80 life-threatening diseases including many kinds of cancer.
You can only collect these precious, powerful cord blood stem cells immediately after your baby is born, via a simple and painless procedure. But you need to enrol with CordBank to save your baby’s cord blood before you give birth. It’s your only chance to give your baby their very own back-up immune and blood system.
Research shows there’s a 1 in 200 chance that children born today will need a stem cell transplant in their lifetime. Parents banking their baby’s cord blood today can rest easy in the knowledge that they have these cells safely stored for the future.
PROVEN EXPERTISE
CordBank is Australasia’s longest established and most experienced cord blood collection, processing and storage facility.
We hold a Class G license from the New Zealand Ministry of Health to manufacture medicine - recognising that the cord blood stem cells parents are saving today are being stored for medical use in the future. CordBank is audited annually by Medsafe, the Ministry’s regulatory arm under cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practise) - which is the most stringent level of quality applied to cord blood facilities globally.
Our purpose built laboratory in Auckland is staffed by highly qualified staff who are solely devoted to processing and storing cord blood. A central part of our quality programme ensures that testing is carried out on each cord blood unit to confirm its overall quality and determine its cell count for future reference.
Since our launch in 2002, we have successfully processed and stored the cord blood of many thousands of families from around New Zealand and around the world. Two CordBank families have already successfully used their stored cord blood for life threatening conditions and today have happy healthy children.
A NEW ERA IN MEDICINE
Medical science now believes that stem cell therapy has the potential to radically change the treatment of human diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, MS, Alzheimer’s, strokes and liver diseases.
Latest emerging medical therapies for a child’s own cord blood include Type 1 diabetes and brain injuries caused by oxygen deprivation or trauma - with many new uses rapidly emerging.
Families who store their newborn’s cord blood at birth give them the chance to benefit from the many future treatments that may depend on these powerful, perfectly matched stem cells. They value the peace of mind they gain from knowing they have done everything possible to give their child the best start in life.
For more information & / or to view the interest-free payment options, go to
www.cordbank.co.nz