Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at birth for future health
What percent of people who have banked cord blood who are not explicitly susceptible to specific genetic disorders known to utilize them for treatments have ever ended up using it?<p>IIRC, this entire business is a scamola with the the major players going as far as giving kickbacks to OBGYNs to pitch their services to impressionable soon-to-be parents. They feed on the fear of parents who want to “<i>do anything they can just in case</i>” when in reality the statistical chance of using it when you’re not predisposed is next to nil.<p>Or is this entire pitch that maybe someday you’ll be able to use this for some unforeseen solution that would require you’re own stem cells? Which still seems like quackery.<p>And yes the prices are at least 3x the established players. Displaying the monthly pricing ($35) rather than the standard annualized rate ($35 x 12 = $370) is a good marketing gimmick, but the big names in this space charge closer to $125 for what I’m assuming is the exact same fedex box that gets shipped out after birth.