Cord Blood Banking

The preservation of your newborn's stem cells, which allows you to have your baby's cord blood saved for potential medical uses to treat life-threatening diseases. If you do not choose to bank your baby’s cord blood, it will be discarded after birth.

Why are Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Worth Saving?

"Stem cells are immature cells that can both reproduce themselves and have the potential to turn into other types of cells. There are several types. The ones in umbilical cord blood and bone marrow are called hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), according to WebMD."

No one debates that cord blood cells can be lifesaving. "Cord blood is a proven, effective source of blood-forming stem cells for people with certain diseases," Stephen Feig, professor of pediatrics at UCLA, tells WebMD.



Newborn Stem Cells In The News

A Californian Woman's Life Saved by Cord Blood Stem Cells
As reported by Fox News

Woman was diagnosed with leukemia after she battled breast cancer. She then decided to undergo a treatment with umbilical cord blood stem cells – and the procedure saved her life, KNSD-TV reported.

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Friday, November 30, 2007 5:05 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood May Help Boy in Need of a Bone Marrow Transplant

LeAnn Schmidt wants to wake up from her bad dream. The Lake Villa mother of three can see, touch and feel an experience that just does not seem real to her. However, it is. Unfortunately, her eyes are open and the alarm clock that normally jolts the horrible...
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Friday, November 23, 2007 5:07 AM

African Americans in Dire Need of Umbilical Cord Blood

A few years ago, when Patricia Hickman was pregnant with her son Tyler, her doctor urged her to save the umbilical-cord blood once he was born. Similar to a bone-marrow transplant, cord blood can be used to replace unhealthy blood-forming cells with healthy...
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Friday, July 20, 2007 1:57 PM

Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Using Umbilical Cord Blood Has Made Medical History

Chennai, July 20 - A hospital here has scripted medical history by successfully conducting a unrelated bone marrow transplant in an eight-year-old Ugandan boy using the cord blood cells from an American donor, at a fraction of what the procedure would...
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007 5:45 AM

Many Saving Umbilical Cord Blood As Medical Insurance

CHICAGO -- To see Ryan Schneider now, it's hard to believe the tough start he had in life. Early on, he barely ate and couldn't gain weigh. He wasn't able to speak and his arms his hands were fisting in 'L' shapes. Schneider's cerebral palsy seemed incurable...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:49 PM

Congress Fully Funds Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative

The results of research led by a University of Minnesota transplant specialist and published in the Lancet this month provided good news for families of children with advanced leukemia. Umbilical-cord blood, the study confirmed, is as effective a treatment...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007 5:02 AM

Study Bolsters Case for Umbilical Cord Blood

A new study shows that blood from a baby's umbilical cord, when transplanted, may offer better outcomes for patients than bone marrow transplants. San Antonio's Texas Cord Blood Bank at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is one of 20 in the country...
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:14 AM

Personal Loss Translates to International Effort to Help Cord Blood & Bone Marrow Recipients

Joanne Raymond has turned a deep personal loss into a lifesaving gain for millions of bone marrow and cord blood recipients around the world. Raymond is the founder and executive director of the Caitlin Raymond International Registry (CRIR), the nation...
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Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:00 AM

Cord Blood Bone Marrow Transplant Helps Save 2 Sisters

Sisters Stefany and Emarie Williams share July birthdays, and little over a year ago, they found out they share the same illness. And Friday night, Stefany, now 8 years old, and Emarie, 4, will share duties as co-chairs for the Relay for Life Walk, leading...
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