Cordlife Philippines accepts enrollment from expecting parents whether they are still in the early stages of pregnancy or even making the decision at the last minute. However, since our umbilical cord stem cell banking plans come with free value-added benefits such as Cordlife Shield, a pregnancy insurance that provides coverage as early as 18 weeks -- we encourage you to make this once-in-a-lifetime decision as soon as possible.

Upon enrollment, you will complete the necessary documents and select the type(s) of stem cells you wish to bank. To make the process even simpler, Cordlife offers comprehensive stem cell banking plans that help parents choose the best combination of stem cell options for their family’s future needs.

After enrollment, you will also receive your personalized umbilical cord collection kit/s which you will have to bring with you on the day of your delivery. You must also inform your OB-GYN about your decision to bank your baby’s stem cells.

Don’t worry, for those deciding on the last minute, you can also ask your OB-GYN or the hospital’s delivery room staff if they have a standby kit available. 

The OB-GYN is the main healthcare professional responsible for the collection of the umbilical cord. 

Right after your baby is born, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut and the cord blood is carefully collected. If you will also bank your baby’s cord tissue and/or cord lining, a segment of it will also be cut and collected.

Cordlife Philippines arranges the pick-up of the samples by either a Cordlife staff or a third-party medical courier within 24 hours.

After the arrival of the samples at our facility at UP AyalaLand Technohub in Quezon City and within 60 hours from collection, the samples must be processed to be ready for long-term cryopreservation.