Re: [ozmidwifery] Cord Blood Storage

[Marilyn Kleidon]

Hi Anne:   I had a similar experience with a homebirth in California. Didn't interfere with expectant management of third stage except yes we did touch the cord, which was cut AFTER it had finished pulsing, we were able to get the minimum amount of blood to be stored (~50 mL in this case, I think). The kit was very complete and the instructions very clear and the placenta delivered by itself very nicely. In this case the cord blood was a donation to a public cord bank in Florida (I think). The other midwife and myself made it very clear that the baby came first and that he/she would receive the cord blood first, the parents agreed and understood. It all worked out fine with expectant management of third stage, not at all a problem. Again the main issue ended up being the courier service but the parents(dad: it was his idea) took care of that.   marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirsten Blacker To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Cord Blood Storage 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!) ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne smith To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 9:16 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Cord Blood Storage I have a client living in North-west Victoria who is keen to keep and store her baby's cord blood for use at a later date if required.  Has anyone had any experience of this and can you give me a contact?   Thanks   Anne ____________________________________________________   IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here

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