You have to pay to keep your cord blood, which can be expensive. Also, the study that is going on you have to use your cord blood that was saved and have not done any biomeds.

ASD or not, do it.

Yes. We regret not doing it. There is currently a trial undergoing for stem cells using cord blood for ASD at the moment which hopefully is completed this year. Ask the hospital that your daughter will be delivering in about the vendors that they work with.

Have researched CBR (Cord Blood Registry) and may go with them. They charge $2000 approx to collect and store for 1 year, $130 per year afterwards. Because my daughter is a nurse she qualifies for a $500 deduction! Actually they have "specials" so getting a lower rate may not be too difficult for others. They also have a weekly drawing for free collection and 5 years of storage.

They also have a Newborn Necessities program for free collection and storage if a family member meets the following criteria:

Has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease currently treatable with a donor stem cell transplant
Has an oncologist or attending physician who agrees stem cells may be used for treatment
Is a full sibling or biological parent to the newborn donor — a first-degree blood relative
Lives in the U.S.
Has an active disease or is in recent remission
If the baby is identified during pregnancy or at birth to have a health condition that may benefit from a stem cell treatment

You can check them out online or at their Facebook page.

The study you are talking about is being done at Sutter Memorial in Sacramento, using the cord blood for immune therapy collected previously from the child.