An<unk>  is a facility that stores<unk> <unk> s derived from<unk>  fluid for future use.<unk> <unk>  samples in private (or family)<unk> s are stored specifically for use by the individual person from whom such<unk> s have been collected and the<unk> ing costs are paid by such person. The sample can later be retrieved only by that individual and for the use by such individual or, in many cases, by her or his first-degree blood relatives. In case of<unk>  fluid<unk> <unk> <unk> ing, the mother providing the donation initially has ownership of the<unk> <unk> s and financial responsibility for its storage. When the child from that pregnancy reaches legal age, the ownership and responsibility for the sample may be transferred. The first private<unk>  in the US was opened by Biocell Center in October 2009 in Medford, Massachusetts.
Amniotic stem cell bank
Sperm bank
Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Birthing center
Crisis pregnancy center
Encyclopedia of Motherhood
European Bank for induced pluripotent Stem Cells
Human milk bank