The Banca del Cordone Ombelicale UNICATT (Cord Blood Bank) is one of the eighteen public banks that work in the National Public Healthcare System scenario and is a member of the ITCBN, the Italian Cord Blood Network.
The technical-scientific management is carried out by the National Center for Transplants and the National Blood Center in accordance with national and international scientific standards.
The Cord Blood Bank’s Services Card is available at the following link.
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What is cord blood
The blood contained in the placenta and in the umbilical cord is a material rich in hematopoietic stem cells that are able to produce the normal blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets), and represents a valid alternative to bone marrow, in order to carry out stem cell transplants for both young and adult patients.
Stem cell transplant is the only possibility for recovery for many patients affected by leukemia or other serious hematological illnesses. Unfortunately, many of these patients do not have a compatible marrow donor in their family nor in the International Registry of bone marrow donation.
For these people, cord blood is the only hope to be able to receive the transplant.
The cord blood, at the end of childbirth, is usually discarded.
What is a cord blood bank
In order to properly store Cord Blood, specific centers called “Cord Blood Banks” were created all over the world.
According to international standards, a Cord Blood Bank is considered an integrated team, in charge of collecting, handling, classifying, storing, selecting and distributing SCO cells for hematopoietic progenitor cell transplants.