The American College of Obstetricians ang Gynecologists
Recommendations and Conclusions
• If a patient requests information on umbilical cord banking, balanced and accurate information regarding the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private umbilical cord blood banking should be provided. The remote chance of an autologous unit being used for a child or a family member (approximately 1 in 2,700 individuals) should be disclosed.
• Discussion may include information regarding maternal infectious disease and genetic testing, the ultimate outcome of use of poor quality units of umbilical cord blood, and a disclosure that demographic data will be maintained on the patient.
• Some states have passed legislation requiring physicians to inform their patients about umbilical cord blood banking options. Clinicians should consult their state medical associations for more information regarding state laws.
• Directed donation of umbilical cord blood should be considered when there is a specific diagnosis of a disease known to be treatable by hematopoietic transplant for an immediate family member.
• Obstetric providers are not obligated to obtain consent for private umbilical cord blood banking.
• The collection should not alter routine practice for the timing of umbilical cord clamping.
• Physicians or other professionals who recruit pregnant women and their families for for-profit umbilical cord blood banking should disclose any financial interests or other potential conflicts of interest.
More Info:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): committee opinion #399 "Umbilical Cord Blood Banking" published in the February 2008 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.



















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