When parents have twins, they often choose to bank the cord blood of both twins for a variety of reasons. Genetic disorders can emerge in fraternal twins due to the contrasts in their genetic makeups and in both fraternal and identical twins because of environmental factors and epigenetics.1,2,3 For some blood and immune disorders, it may be better to use one twin’s stem cells to treat the other twin’s disease, especially because twins are more likely to be a strong HLA match for each other.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Storage for Multiple Babies
Umbilical cord blood banking is the collection and storage of the blood contained within the umbilical cord of a newborn for future medical use. With multiple births, storing the cord blood from two or more babies increases the total amount of cord blood stored, making multiple doses available to the family if needed.
