What is the Process of Collecting Cord Tissue Stem Cells?
You have one opportunity to collect your newborn’s stem cells.
After your baby's umbilical cord has been clamped and cut, and after the cord blood has been collected, your doctor or midwife will collect as much of the umbilical cord as possible and place it in the protective cup provided in your ViaCord collection kit. The complete collection kit, including the protective cup and the cord blood bag, is then returned to ViaCord’s processing laboratory by medical courier. Cord tissue collection is safe for both the mother and baby and can be done after vaginal or cesarean births.
Upon arrival at the laboratory, the collected segment of umbilical cord is processed by extracting the stem cells from the surrounding tissue. Once Viacord’s proven method of extraction is complete, the stem cells are then cryopreserved in a multi-compartment bag making them ready for use should there be a case of need. 6
