What cord blood is, how a cord blood bank works, how cord blood is used, and what conditions it can treat.  There are many reasons you may consider cord blood banking, and the decision to do it should be based on all of the pros and cons.  If you do decide to bank your baby’s cord blood you have options between public and private banks, and this episode gets into the pros and cons of each.  This is definitely a confusing topic and it can be a challenge to get all of the information you need to understand cord blood banking, and make an informed decision as to whether it is something you want to do.  There is also a lot of confusion about whether cord blood banking is compatible with delayed cord clamping and this episode gets into the details on how you can potentially do both.