As of Aug 31 2011, our average cord blood sample size for our entire inventory was 92.5 ml. However, you could get less than the average. If the collection volume or cell count is below a certain threshold, best practices indicate that the cord blood company contact the to see if they still want to store the sample, since using today’s technology, it is unlikely that the client would be able to use this. Some clients opt to save the sample regardless, since it is possible that better technology in the future might enable the use of these cells or possibly the expansion of the cells. Several of our competitors store the collections regardless of these measurements without consideration of these factors, which really isn’t in the best interest of the client. If the yield is below par and the client decides not to store the sample, we do not charge. For us, we use the following criteria for notifying the client:
Below 50 milliliters (industry standard none to 30 ml) or
Below 150 million cells (industry standard 100 million)
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