Cord Blood Banking in St. Johns, NL
Healthcord offers cord blood and cord tissue banking services to families in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. If you plan to give birth at any of the hospitals listed below, please contact Healthcord to enroll in cord blood and cord issue banking. If you are planning a home birth in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, we will also be able to assist you directly.
Janeway Children’s Hospital
St. John’s Health Sciences Centre
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How St. Johns Cord Blood Banking Works
Step 1: Register for cord blood banking in St. Johns
You can do this online or by calling Healthcord cord blood and cord tissue banking center at 1.888.802.0706.
Step 2: Receive your cord blood and cord tissue collection kit in St. Johns, NL.
Within 2 days after your enroll, we will ship out the collection kit.
Step 3: Bring your kit to the hospital in St. Johns, NL.
On the big day, bring your kit to the hospital and give it to your delivery team.
Step 4: Cord blood and cord tissue collection in St. Johns.
Your doctor will collect cord blood and cord tissue samples after the baby is born.
Step 5: At the lab
Our trained couriers in St. Johns, NL will pick up the kit from your bedside and deliver it to the lab at Healthcord.
Step 6: Using stem cells
Once your baby’s stem cells are safely stored, you will receive a certificate of banking indicating the number of stem cells, yield, and potency along with retrieval information.
If you plan to give birth at a hospital in St. Johns that is not listed above, or if you are planning a home birth in St. Johns, please contact us at 1.888.802.0706 to discuss the shipping options and set up your customized plan.