What is umbilical cord blood preservation?
In the simplest sense, umbilical cord blood preservation is collection and storage of primary stem cells present in the your baby's umbilical cord.
Umbilical blood stem cells are successfully used today to treat more than 70 different diseases, and numerous studies are being added daily, thereby increasing the number of diseases that can be treated. This is science applied every day, not theoretical medicine.
Your decision to store your baby's umbilical cord blood may be a potentially life saving decision for your child and for your entire family. Read about the amazing potential of umbilical cord blood >>
Umbilical cord blood preservation importance
The great advantage and value of umbilical stem cells cannot be disregarded. This is a rich reservoir of stem cells, which constitute the building blocks of the body.
The significance of storing your baby's umbilical cord blood is that in case of need, a unit of stem cells will be available for your child with 100% compatibility, and it is highly probable that it will be compatible for first-degree relatives as well. Read more about the importance of cord blood preservation >>
Banking at Taburit – step by step
Cord blood collection is a simple process, which does not inflict pain to either the mother or the baby. It is carried out immediately after natural delivery or cesarean section, and takes only a few minutes.
At the end of the wonderful process of delivery, the doctor or the midwife will collect the blood remaining in the umbilical cord into a collection bag, identified with the mother and baby's details. A Taburit representative will come to collect the cord blood kit and transfer it for testing, cryopreservation and storage at the cord blood bank.
Families who choose to bank at Taburit enjoy peace of mind knowing that their baby’s umbilical cord blood is cryopreserved and stored under the best conditions. Read more about Taburit's service >>
Why save at Taburit
Because you deserve the best! We are with you in order to provide the most professional service, and peace of mind, at each and every stage – from the first conversation till the safe cryopreservation and storage at the cord blood bank.
Advantages of preservation at Taburit: 24 hour service Sterile collection bags suitable for operating rooms as well Stringent international standards Constant quality control Tests of the mother's blood and the umbilical cord blood Cryopreservation bags with two compartments Cryopreservation for 20 years at the Sheba cord blood bank A unique insurance policy.
If you store cord blood at a private bank, you will always have a life saving unit available in time of need. For more information >>
Taburit insurance
For the first time in the world, Taburit has enhanced the service it provides by adding the ultimate security for the future generation – a financial insurance policy including biological insurance.
Taburit provides you with financial security at the critical moment through an insurance policy covering all the expenses involved in using a blood unit you’ve stored for your child, together with the therapeutic means – umbilical cord blood. Read more about Taburit insurance >>
Joining Taburit
Joining Taburit is simple. Registration takes place over the telephone, and then a cord blood collection kit is sent to your home. You may join the service at any stage of pregnancy, even at the last minute prior to delivery. A variety of special gift vouchers are also included with the kit. It is the aim of Taburit to enable every mother to preserve her baby’s cord blood in an easy and convenient manner, and at an affordable cost.
You may use the discounts and benefits provided to workers’ organizations and to the various healthcare services (Kupot Holim). In addition, you may pay for the service using non-bank financing, if you choose to do so. We provide all these options in order to enable anyone wishing to enjoy the high quality and professional services of Taburit to do so. Click here to join Taburit >>
Personal stories
Thousands of families who have undergone cord blood transplantations tell us that if they had only had a chance to preserve their children's cord blood, along with the awareness of its ability to save their lives, they would have done it without any hesitation! Read more about personal stories>>
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