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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Sunday, January 17, 2010 1:44 PM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells - First Successful Treatment of Leukemia

Full Story - Nature Medicine: First successful use of expanded umbilical-cord blood units to treat leukemia The first successful use of a newborn stem cells from umbilical cord blood in the treatment of leukemia was published in the recent edition of...
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Friday, January 08, 2010 3:18 PM

Your Health Matters: Stem Cell Therapy Today & Tomorrow

This NBC news segment highlights two cerebral palsy patients - Emma Jabs and Alyssa Dupuis - who, after undergoing reinfusions of their own cord blood stem cells, are experiencing positive results. Additional segments, highlighting work underway by Cytori...
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:22 PM

Cord Blood Banking EDUCATION AND DONATION Act

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1029 PRINTER'S NO. 2261 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 874 Session of 2007 INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, HENNESSEY, BENNINGTON, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, GINGRICH, KAUFFMAN...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:41 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Helps Protect Your Kids

We worry so much about our children, regardless of their ages. I shake my head in disbelief after hearing about a 2-year-old girl in Coram causing her own death last month when, reaching for a remote control, she pulled a 25-inch television down on herself...
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Monday, March 17, 2008 5:00 AM

The Umbilical Cord Can Regenerate Your Brain

Full Article The umbilical cord can make more than the belly button: it regenerates your brain. Human umbilical cord blood cells (UCBC) injected into old lab rats caused an improvement in the microenvironment of the hippocampus nucleus of the brain, accompanied...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 4:49 AM

Advice on Saving Cord Blood

Dr. Margaret Lambert-Woolley has a warning for expectant parents. "You only have one chance to do this," she says. "There's no second chance." That single opportunity? Choosing to preserve at birth a baby's umbilical cord blood, a rich source of stem...
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Friday, February 22, 2008 4:02 AM

Stem Cells Under The Microscope

2/21/2008 - The current issue highlights cord blood stem cells and their potential application in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. This issue was also developed to coincide with the February observance of American Heart Month. View Current Issue...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 5:48 AM

Hurler's Syndrome - Cord Blood Transplant

CBSC Transplant – Hurler’s Syndrome. Child recovers in rare illness: Mom recalls dilemma as ‘worst nightmare.', Columbia Daily Tribune (1/13) - The Columbia Daily Tribune published an article about a local girl who underwent an unrelated cord blood transplant...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:29 AM

Cord Blood May Preserve Insulin Production in Newly Diagnosed Children With Type 1 Diabetes

DiabetesHealth.com (12/18) - A diabetes health Web site posted an article about the ongoing trial at the University of Florida using children’s own stem cells to treat type 1 diabetes. Full Article
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:03 PM

Baby Boy Treated for Cerebral Palsy with His Own Cord Blood Stem Cells

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― All we seem to hear about is the controversy surrounding stem cells, but do know what they can actually do? A Sacramento boy suffering from an incurable condition may be living proof that stem cells can have remarkable results. Dallas...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 10:20 AM

World Think Tank on Type 1 Diabetes Meets in Miami to Share Findings Using Cord Blood

On World Diabetes Day, November 14, 2007, leaders in type 1 diabetes research will present their findings to the media via teleconference. Dr. Michael Haller will share how cord blood is being tested to treat type 1 diabetes, and Dr. Massimo Trucco of...
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Friday, October 26, 2007 4:57 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Wasted

Did you know that over 80% of cord blood is thrown away each year? Full Article
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:33 AM

Why are our hospitals throwing away the cord blood that could save so many lives?

Daily Mail - October 9, 2007 - Amy Winston-Hart spent many months preparing for the worst as her three-year-old daughter Eva fought a particularly vicious form of leukaemia. The disease was apparently curable only with an infusion of healthy blood stem...
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Monday, September 17, 2007 5:00 AM

One Woman's Hope In Saving Umbilical Cord Blood

Emily Kingston was in her senior year at St. Mary's High School here in the Valley. She had everything to look forward to. She was bright and beautiful. But then her life took a sudden and unexpected turn. It was a beautiful day in Durango, Colo. -- the...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:40 AM

Teens Raise Funds to Further Research into Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Fundraising to meet Lance Armstrong Craig Logan has this attitude towards sports competition: “Always do it fully, or don’t do it at all.” For the 15-year-old bicyclist and his friend and fellow bicyclist, 13-year-old Annie Ewart, the phrase is just as...
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