Viacord and Americord are private cord blood banks. They offer parents the opportunity to store stem cells that may help their children throughout their lives. With their secure banking process and their available staff to guide them, they ensure that the blood cells are available whenever needed.

Viacord: Many of the parents who have banked with Viacord seem very happy with the decision that they have made. Viacord according to the consumers have provided the quality and reliability that they were looking for. Some of them are so happy with the overall experience that they have had with Viacord the first time that they are totally committed to the use the same company and not look elsewhere for cord blood banking the second time as well.

One of the parents who had used Viacord for their first child, wanted to use them for their second time as well, but since it had been quite a while, their memory of the process involved was quite vague. They were pretty impressed with the customer service that Viacord had to offer, as they were taken through the whole process and everything was made smooth for them. Consumers are also happy with the company as one of the great benefits offered by Viacord is that they have many payment options to choose from. A choice is given to the consumer to pay all the fees up front at one shot, over the duration of 6 months, 12 months or even up to 48 months.

Another thing that parents were happy about was that Viacord collected the cord blood in heparin-free bags that have been approved by the FDA. These bags prevent contamination in the blood.

Americord: According to customers who have banked with Americord, the customer service that the company offers is excellent, so much so that they call you even before you hit the submit button to submit your request form. But in some of the reviews, people feel that the storage of the cord blood is not as good as the customer service. However, there are parents who experienced great service from Americord.