Can we preserve the umbilical cord blood in India?

Dr Ambika Nanu
Additional Professor & Head,
Department of Transfusion Medicine,
AIIMS,
New Delhi

Q: Can we preserve the umbilical cord blood in India. Are their any banks available in Mumbai? Is this cord blood of any help in the future? If yes, please tell us the procedure.

A:The technology for cord blood preservation is available in India but I am not aware that anyone in Mumbai is actually practicing it. You may contact the Institute of Immunohaematology, KEM hospital, Parel Mumbai for further information.