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After collection the cord blood units must be immediately shipped to a [[cord blood bank]] facility. At public cord blood banks, this blood is then analyzed for infectious agents and the tissue-type is determined. Cord blood is processed and depleted of red blood cells before being stored in [[liquid nitrogen]] for later use.

New parents have the option of storing their newborn's cord blood at a private [[cord blood bank]] or donating it to a public cord blood bank. The cost of private cord blood banking is approximately $2000 for collection and approximately $100125 per year for storage as of 20052006. The donation of cord blood may not be available in all areas, however the opportunity to donate is becoming more available. Several local cord blood banks across the [[United States]] are now accepting donations from within their own states. The cord blood bank will not charge the donor for the donation, but the [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|OB/GYN]] may still charge a collection fee of $100-$250, which is usually not covered by [[Medical insurance|insurance]]. However, many OB/GYNs choose to donate their time.

"According to research in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (1997, 19:3, 183-187), the odds that a child will need to use his or her own stem cells by age twenty-one for current treatments are about 1:2,700, and the odds that a family member would need to use those cells are about 1:1,400." <ref name="CBR">{{cite web | author=Cbr Systems, Inc. | year=2006 | url=http://www.cordblood.com/cord_blood_banking_with_cbr/common_misconceptions/index.asp | title=Common Misconceptions About Cord Blood Banking | work=[http://www.cordblood.com/ Cord Blood Registry] | accessdate=September 20 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>