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, February 26, 2010 12:53 PM

Cord Blood Banking - Do Not Choose a Discount Bank

The future of your newborn's stem cells are too important. Be sure to select a cord blood bank that saves the maximum number of cord blood stem cells for your baby. To learn more about your banking options, please visit the Cord Blood Education Center...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:14 AM

CRSCM - Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine Announced

CRSCM is a national coalition of non-profits, healthcare organizations, businesses, researchers, professional associations, disease advocacy groups and concerned citizens dedicated to educating the general public and policymakers on the therapeutic potential...
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Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:38 PM

Cord Blood Banking and Childhood Brain Diseases and Injuries

Stem cells 'could have helped Lorenzo Odone' Evidence that brain injections of stem cells could help to treat cerebral palsy and many other severe childhood neurological diseases is published today. Full article
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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, February 04, 2008 8:31 AM

ACOG Changes It's Tune on Cord Blood Banking

"Physicians should give balanced information to their pregnant patients who are considering cord blood banking, presenting both the advantages and disadvantages of public vs. private cord blood banks, according to The American College of Obstetricians...
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Friday, December 07, 2007 5:00 AM

New Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood Could Save Her Sister's Life

A DESPERATE mother is carrying a child she hopes will be a saviour for her three-year-old daughter, who has cancer. If her new baby is a blood-type match, stem cells from its umbilical cord blood will be used for a possible bone marrow transplant to help...
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Friday, November 16, 2007 5:11 AM

New Group Wants Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

There are stem cells that we can harvest that can save lives, but they are cells that are routinely thrown away. They are the stem cells found in umbilical cord blood. A new non-profit group in Tucson is trying to raise awareness about the value in saving...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:26 AM

Have You Thought About Umbilical Cord Blood Banking?

Cord blood banking is an incredible advancement in the field of medicine. Newspapers, journals, television news stories, articles, and websites are loaded with information about this amazing feat achieved by the medical experts. However, a large number...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:50 AM

Common Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Misconceptions

There are many misconceptions about the reality and use of newborn stem cells. Here are a few of the more common ones: Full Article
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:43 PM

Understanding Your Options With Umbilical Cord Blood

Of the 4 million births in the United States each year, more than 90 percent of the stem cells in cord blood are discarded as medical waste. CordBloodAwareness.org was created out of a need to increase awareness about the life-saving power of umbilical...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 5:16 AM

What is Umbilical Cord Blood Banking?

Your baby's birth provides you with a once in a lifetime opportunity to collect and save your newborn's stem cells as a potentially lifesaving resource for your child and family. Cord blood, rich in stem cells that are genetically unique to your baby...
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Friday, October 05, 2007 5:00 AM

Only One Chance to Save Umbilical Cord Blood

Cord blood is the blood rich in stem cells that remains in a baby's umbilical cord and placenta following birth. Precious stem cells like these are being used today to treat over 70 life-threatening diseases including many different cancers, genetic disorders...
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Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:04 AM

Why Is Saving Umbilical Cord Blood Important

Since your baby's stem cells are genetically unique to your child and family, and using cells from a relative is the best source of stem cells in treating diseases, cord blood banking has been called a type of "biological insurance". Full Article
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:18 AM

Is Umbilical Cord Blood a Cure for All Ails?

The strange symptoms started when Rose Barrett's daughter Marjorie was two years old. Random fevers. Vomiting. The Berkeley family's pediatrician wondered if it might be something as innocuous as a sinus infection. "Then one day the disease declared itself...
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Monday, August 20, 2007 8:53 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells May Have Potential to Combat Orthopedic Injuries

A college football player on a sports scholarship who tears an anterior cruciate ligament at the beginning of the season could conceivably see his athletic career end. But stem cell-based treatments being developed may not only allow the athlete to return...
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