| Stem
cells from the Umbilical Cord Blood can only be collected
at the time of birth, and the procedure would in most cases
be carried out by you doctor, nurse , midwife or any other
medical professional. The procedure takes no more than 5 minutes
and is completely painless and bares no harm to the child
or the mother.
Your
will require our cord blood collection kit for for this procedure which
will be sent to you on placing your order with us.
Most
medical professional's will perform this procedure but we
advise you to check with your consultant or midwife. Our customer
services team will be pleased to talk to your doctor, midwife,
nurse or any other medical professional on your behalf.
The
"babycells" Collection Kit
The
Procedure
• Immediately after birth, clamp the umbilical cord as close to the baby's abdomen as possible. Use two clamps.
2. Cut the umbilical cord between the two clamps and remove the baby from the sterile environment.
3. Before the delivery of the placenta, disinfect the umbilical cord at the point where the needle will be inserted. Use the alcohol tissues. A sterile environment is a must.
4. Take the sterile blood bag out of its packaging and place it nearby.
5. Insert the needle (attached to the sterile blood bag) in the disinfected part of the umbilical cord.
6. Fill the bag to capacity if possible (the bag can contain 250ml). Please ensure that a minimum of 80ml of blood is collected in the bag (excl. 35ml CPD-anticoagulant).
7. It may be necessary to draw blood from several places in the umbilical cord. Please ensure that these places have been properly sterilised beforehand.
8. After the collection bag is filled, squirt the blood through the tube into the bag.
9. Tie at least two security knots in the collection tube to prevent leakage during transportation (do not use sutures for this). You can also use the attached clamp (white).
10. Cut the needle from the bag and dispose it of appropriately and in accordance with hospital waste disposal regulations.
11. Turn the bag over slowly several times, in order to mix the cord blood with the CPD anticoagulant.
12. The collected cord blood must be kept at room temperature; it must not be placed in a refrigerator or freezer.
Note: In case of twins, the entire process must be repeated, using a separate collection kit for each child.
Step
by step instructions for collecting cord blood using our kit (above) can be downloaded as a pdf file
- CLICK HERE to download (Adobe
Acrobat Required to view)
Step by step instructions with photo illustration for the
collection of cord blood using our kit - CLICK
HERE to download (Adobe Acrobat Document)
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