Download our pregnancy factsheet and find out more about how you can have your baby’s umbilical cord blood collected at birth. This is a risk-free procedure that takes place after birth.
Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells, and therefore very helpful to fight many disorders and diseases affecting our immune system.
This blood can either be stored privately by you, or collected by public blood banks and used by other Australians undergoing medical treatment requiring stem cells, including those with Leukamekia and blood diseases and immune deficiencies.
