When giving birth in the Maternity Hospital in Jihlava, you can have your umbilical cord blood, placental blood, umbilical cord tissue or placental tissue collected for your use. They contain rare stem cells that have the potential to be used in treating many serious and life-threatening diseases. Modern technology allows stem cells to be stored for decades. A prepared transplant taken from blood, the umbilical cord or the placenta is a "bio-insurance" for your baby for life.
Umbilical cord blood is the blood remaining in the blood vessels of the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. It is very rich in stem cells. Its exceptionality is given by the fact that it contains stem cells that are no longer formed during life.
Umbilical cord blood is taken immediately after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is cut. At the time of collection, the baby is already with the mother or in the care of a baby nurse or a doctor. The procedure is painless and safe for both mother and baby.
Placental blood is of the same structure as umbilical cord blood, but it remains in the placental vessels after the birth of the baby and the placenta. It is collected after the placenta is delivered. By collecting placental blood, the amount of stem cells obtained is increased, resulting in a larger volume of prepared transplant. Placental blood can only be taken at the same time as umbilical cord blood.
The umbilical cord tissue is the part of the umbilical cord about 15cm long that is cut after the placenta is born. Due to the presence of whole tissue (not just individual cells), the numbers of stem cells obtained here are higher than in cord blood. The collection of umbilical cord tissue is performed in combination with the collection of cord or placental blood.
Placental tissue collection means the collection of the entire placenta, which is sent to a tissue facility for processing. A large number of stem cells can be extracted from it. Placental tissue collection is also performed in combination with previous collections.
Stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, placental blood, umbilical cord tissue or placental tissue can currently be used to treat a number of serious diseases such as acquired or inherited hematopoietic disorders, lymphomas, organ cancers, immune and metabolic disorders and others.
The Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Hospital in Jihlava allows the banking for the child's own use.
It has contracts with two companies:

The National Cord Blood Centre, PLC
Cord blood center, s.r.o.

• Cord blood collection,
• placental blood sampling,
• umbilical cord tissue collection,
• collection of placental tissue.

Further information on the cold-blood collection, processing, storage and use can be found here:
cordbloodcenter.cz

Hotline: 800 900 138

Success stories of treatment can be found at:
cordbloodcenter.cz - stories of successful treatment

10 reasons to collect cord blood, umbilical cord tissue and placental tissue:

1. Application in the treatment of serious diseases (e.g. haematological, oncological, neurodegenerative, immunological or metabolic).
2. Potential application in many other diseases (nearly 800 ongoing clinical trials).
3. Application in treatment in childhood and adulthood.
4. Can be used for siblings.
5. Reusable due to storage in multiple bags and tubes.
6. Applications in cell therapy, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
7. The widest range of cells that you can have removed and stored at birth.
8. Cells with unique properties - not affected by acquired diseases, treatments or aging.
9. Immediate availability when needed.
10. A gift to your child for life.

 The National Cord Blood Centre, PLC

• Cord blood collection,
• umbilical cord tissue collection.

Further information on the cold-blood collection, processing, storage and use can be found here:
Cord blood

Hotline: 800 682 522
Autologous cord blood from the laboratories of the National Cord Blood Center has been used for the first time to treat brain damage due to drowning:
Using cord blood to treat brain injury - CZ

The National Cord Blood Centre is a partner of Pupendo Foundation - Blood for Life. The aim of the foundation is the general awareness of the cord-blood banking and help to the families with severe diseases which can be alleviated or eliminated by with the cord-blood treatment.

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It is also possible to donate placentas for the production of products for therapeutic use at the Hospital Jihlava.

We cooperate with the National Centre for Tissues and Cells:
www.natic.cz

Placenta donation is possible during a planned caesarean section. On admission, the receiving doctor will assess whether you would be a suitable placenta donor. If you are interested, you will be asked to give a written consent for the placenta donation. For more detailed information, please contact the staff of Delivery Room clinic.

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Annual reports of the donation centre:
Annual Report 2019
Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2023
Výroční zpráva 2024