Cells4Life collection kit
Umbilical Cord Blood can only be stored when we have received a signed storage agreement and payment. This is a legal requirement that the storage agreement is signed by the parent(s) of the child. Please make sure that your midwife is aware of yours wishes and that you have discussed the collection with them prior to your expected delivery date. (click here to request a Welcome Pack and Agreement)
A Cells4Life Umbilical Cord Blood collection kit is usually sent by special delivery to your given address. Please note that in the case of emergency kit dispatches, we ask for the agreement to be signed and returned in the box with the cord blood.
All the necessary contents for collection the umbilical cord blood, including pictorial instructions are contained within the sterile packaging inside the Cells4Life collection kit box.
Please remember to take the umbilical cord blood collection kit with you when you go into hospital. Please do not open the packaging until it is required for use.
The contents of the umbilical cord blood collection kit are:
- Cord blood collection bag (two of in case of malfunction or emergency)
- Gauze swabs
- PVP-iodine swabsticks
- Tube clamp
- Cord blood packaging
A separate maternal blood collection kit is also contained within the Kit packaging.
It is important that the maternal sample is taken and returned with the cord blood sample as the testing that is done is required by law to determine if there are any viral infectious agents present that could transfer across the placenta into the umbilical cord blood. This affects whether the sample can be used in the future.
