For many like Laura Smith of Minnesota, investing in the future of her two daughters is a no-brainer.對於許多想勞拉史密斯明尼蘇達州，投資在未來的她的兩個女兒是一個沒有自然而然的。 “My husband and I chose to bank our children’s cord blood simply because it’sa once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Smith said. “我丈夫和我選擇的銀行我們的孩子的臍帶血，純粹因為這是一次在一個一生的機會， ”史密斯說。

“The published odds are one in 400 that a child would need to use their own cord blood,” Stephen Grant, senior vice president of Cord Blood Registry said, “but really, our belief is that all the newborns that have their cells banked with CBR will one day be able to gain benefit from them.” Source: “公佈的賠率是1 400年，一個孩子將需要使用自己的臍帶血， ”斯蒂芬金，高級副總裁的臍血註冊表說： “但說真的，我們的信念是，所有新生兒有其細胞庫與CBR的會一天能取得從中獲益。 “資料來源： WCCO wcco

Cord blood banking is an investment for the future.臍帶血銀行是一個對將來的投資。 It is an insurance against several life threatening diseases, the number of which is increasing by the day.這是一個保險對幾種威脅生命的疾病，其中一些是增加了一天。

And you would be in the august company of the Spanish crown prince, Felipe, and Princess Letizia, who have sent umbilical cord blood of their baby for preservation in the USA so that it could be used in the treatment of future illnesses.你將在8月的公司，西班牙王儲費利佩，與公主萊蒂齊亞，誰派出了臍血他們的嬰兒為保存，在美國，以便它可以用於治療疾病的未來。

Cord Blood Registry is one of several private companies that now pay mothers who’ve banked with them in the past.臍血註冊表是其中一個，一些私人公司現在的薪酬母親誰已經兌現與他們在過去的。

“I am rewarded for my efforts,” Laura Smith said. “我很獎勵，我的努力， ”勞拉史密斯說。 And she means now.她指現在。

Viacord, the company Smith used, invited her to help start the Mother’s Circle Program two years ago. viacord ，該公司使用的史密斯，邀請她開始幫助母親的循環程序兩年前。 She now makes $150 every time another family signs up.她現在150元，每一次另組家庭的跡象。

“I speak to, I would say, on average, anywhere between three and seven expectant mothers every week,” Smith said. “我發言，我會說，平均而言，任何地方之間的三和七母親每個星期， ”史密斯說。

Mrs. Smith says it’s not about the money; it’s about educating parents.史密斯太太說，這不是金錢，而是關於教育的父母。 But I am sure it doesn’t hurt and goes a long way to defray the cost of cord blood banking.但我深信它沒有傷害和走很長的路支付費用的臍帶血銀行。

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