The amount of blood donated from a cord is about 70mls,this isn't enough to make a big difference to a major disease.
I beg to differ about the difference it makes.

I worked in a paediatric oncology/haematology ward for over 2 years before I fell pregnant, and it made such a difference to those children with aggressive forms of blood born cancers. I'm not going to bore people with the specifics, but it made a significant difference and all three of those children who received products from cord blood are still with us today, something that may not have been possible without the blood product.

I understand that people are entitled to their own opinions, but I think gms78's question was about storing blood, and not about the benefits of storing blood. Perhaps we should get back to the original question?

gms78 - I think the best thing to do would be to call your hospital and determine whether or not they have the facilities to store the cord blood, as it needs to be done immediately after birth and some hospitals cannot collect blood because they cannot store it properly.

Hope that helps