title: [Collection of cord blood cells].
abstract: In recent years, umbilical cord blood transplantation has been increasingly used in both pediatric and adult patients. Careful collection of cord blood is of high importance in collecting quality cord blood units. This article offers a review of the methods of collection after vaginal birth and cesarean section. Some of the procedures that may influence the volume of collected cord blood are mentioned and the impact of obstetric factors on the hematopoietic cell compartment of cord blood is described. The technique of cord blood collection at University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagreb University School of Medicine is described. Finally, some guidelines for successful cord blood collection are presented.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za perinatalnu medicinu, Klinika za zenske bolesti i porode, Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
authors.forename: Gordan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zlopasa
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy