Collection
Collection is done at the time of birth. The umbilical cord is cut and a specialist phlebotomist will draw blood from the umbilical cord. After the birth, the cord samples and maternal blood are collected by the attending physician or phlebotomist
Processing
Processing will be done at a specialist laboratory where they will separate the stem cells from the rest of the blood. The Volume reduced method is the recommended method done around the world, any banks offering a whole blood service are recommend a product that may become dangerous on transplant