Cord Blood

The doctors really seem to be pushing us towards saving the Cord Blood at birth, but I am a little skeptical. Roughly it equates to $2000 plus $125 per year moving forward. The claims on the website are pretty fantastic, but I think the bulk of these testimonials are "best case" scenarios.

I guess the question really boils down to is $3700+ worth spending for Cord Blood for 18+ years? I kind of feel like at this point in time( in terms of stem cell research) that cord blood might be the equivalent of buying "under coating" on a new car. If I had to guess I would image the doctors receive some kind of kick back on referrals too, which makes me less inclined to listen to their advice. If you have any thought on the matter please feel free to chime in on this post.

$1700 One-time fee includes:

CBR's proprietary CellAdvantage technology for collection, cell processing and storage

Collection Kit

24/7 customer service

Quality Service Guarantee

Certificate of Deposit

$150
One Step Shipping Service

$125
1st year Annual Storage Fee (or save $400 when you prepay the first 18 years of annual fees.)

$1975
Total Initial Fee