Is Cord Blood Banking Worth It?

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Cord blood banking is a complex and often confusing topic. Advertisements for cord blood banking are everywhere when you are pregnant. Is it really biological insurance that can protect your family or an unnecessary expense? Take a step away from the marketing claims and explore the evidence on cord blood banking so you can make an informed decision for your baby. Learn how cord blood stem cells are used, what conditions they can treat, and the differences between public and private cord blood banks. Hear about the research on the pros and cons of banking your baby’s cord blood, especially how it fits with delayed cord clamping. After extensive research and outreach to multiple cord blood banks, I’m sharing everything I’ve learned so you can confidently decide whether cord blood banking is the right choice for you and your baby.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.3	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're talking about
0:17.5	cord blood banking and discussing the pros and cons as to whether or not this is worth it.
0:24.6	Cord blood banking is a complex and confusing topic.
0:28.9	Advertisements from cord blood banks are everywhere when you're pregnant.
0:33.5	The question is, is this really the biological insurance that they claim it is, or is it an unnecessary
0:40.4	expense? Let's take a step back from the marketing claims and explore the evidence on cord blood banking
0:47.6	so you can make an informed decision for your baby. Learn how cord blood stem cells are used, what conditions they can treat,
0:57.0	and the difference between a public and private cord blood bank. We're also going to talk about
1:02.9	the research on the pros and cons of banking your baby's cord blood, and especially about how
1:08.8	it fits with delayed cord clamping. I have done extensive research on this
1:14.4	topic. I've also reached out to the top cord blood banks, and I'll share everything that I've learned
1:21.0	so you can make a confident decision as to whether cord blood banking is the right choice for you and your baby.
1:28.3	You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at
1:33.7	Pregnancypodcast.com slash cord blood banking.
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2:02.4	about whether something is safe during pregnancy, or you want the research on an intervention
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