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Hi Anne,
I had a family at a reunion yesterday from prenatal classes here in the USA
that did store cord blood. Apparently they researched the various companies -
looking at cost etc - and when they picked one they bought the 'kit' for getting
the blood. The midwife who attended their birth (yes, they actually had one!)
then collected with blood with the kit that came with very clear instructions.
The biggest hassle was getting a courier at 2am to come collect the stuff
because it has to go into storage within a narrow timeframe. They are paying I
think $300US a year to store it and when the baby turns 18 she gets 'custody' of
the stored blood and can decide to continue storing it or not.
I'm sure if your client did a web search she could track down a company
that is doing this, although I'm not sure if there is one in Australia. Maybe
she could contact the US companies and ask them if they know
Kirsten Blacker
expat in Minnesota for 3 more days (but who's counting!)
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