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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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:10 PM

Cord Blood Banking and Cord Tissue - One Cord Blood Bank is Storing More Newborn Stem Cells than Others

The Cord Blood Registry (CBR) announced on 3/1/2010 the launch of two industry-leading innovations rolled into one: a new stem cell collection system that preserves a greater number and broader diversity of newborn stem cells -- from cord blood as well...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:24 AM

First FDA-approved Clinical Trial with Newborn Cord Blood Stem Cells

The framework for this study is supported by a body of research which has shown that cord blood stem cells have the ability to migrate to injured areas in the brain and stimulate repair. Researchers believe that the cord blood stem cells may help initiate...
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Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:06 PM

Cord Blood Banking and Newborn Stem Cells on Private Practice TV Show

About the show: At the hospital, a family was having a baby in order to save their twin toddlers who have leukemia, but their newborn's blood cell count is low, which prevents the baby from saving both twins. It turns out that the dad can save one. http...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:48 PM

Newborn Umbilical Cord stem cells Help Infant Lungs Breathe

According to study results published in Cell Transplantation, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from human umbilical cord blood reduced injury and inflammation in animal models of neonatal lung damage caused by bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Full...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:31 PM

The Cord Blood Education Center Reaches 500,000 Mark

The Cord Blood Education Center passed a milestone in cord blood banking education by educating over 500,000 pregnant parents and healthcare professional on cord blood banking options. Understanding the importance of newborn stem cells is at the heart...
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Monday, November 09, 2009 4:12 PM

Cord Blood Stem Cells Reverse Cerebral Palsy in Chloe Levine

Chloe Levine was born seemingly perfect — she was the happy and healthy baby her parents had dreamed of. But by the time she was 9 months old, Chloe was not reaching the milestones her older sister Shayla had met at that age. The Levines remembered they...
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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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Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:12 PM

Cord Blood Stem Cell Blog

The Stem Cell Source - Cord Blood Blog is now online, providing unique perspectives, commentary and information about a unique source of stem cells - newborn stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:20 AM

Parents raising cash to take baby for umbilical cord blood stem cell treatment in China

TOOELE - Kenidee Benton only knows her parents by the pitch of their voices and the unique contours of their faces. Born with optic nerve hypoplasia, a congenital condition that causes the underdevelopment of optic nerves, the 11-month-old girl lives...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:10 AM

French newborn's umbilical cord blood stem cells saves Perth teenager

A baby no more than a few months old from somewhere in France could have saved the life of a once desperately sick Perth teenager. Two weeks ago, doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital were able to tell 15-year-old Ryan Lilburne and his family the news...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 5:04 AM

Bright future for leukaemia girl after umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant

EVERY time three-year-old Bethanie Thomson looks at her little brother, she will be staring at the boy who saved her life. The young leukaemia sufferer is recovering after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from her baby brother – without which...
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Friday, August 08, 2008 3:35 PM

Son's Plight Spurs Parents to Urge People to Become Umbilical Cord Blood & Bone-Marrow Donors

They were just bruises. Or so Evan MacNeil’s doctor thought when he examined the purplish marks on the young boy’s legs last fall. After all, bruises were just a rite of passage of an active nine-year-old boy. They were nothing a gentle scolding from...
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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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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:00 AM

Grandson's Plight Fuels Man's Drive to Recruit Bone Marrow & Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Donors

Another option for leukemia patients like Josh is the use of umbilical cord blood. “Donations in prenatal and pregnancy where women sign agreements for the umbilical cord blood at the time of delivery offers the more viable unadulterated stem cells —...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:14 AM

Amazing Recovery Attributed to Cord Blood

Toddler diagnosed with cerebral palsy shows remarkable improvement The 2-year-old son of the Sacramento, Calif., couple was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but is now showing fewer signs of the disorder and marked improvement after an infusion of his own...
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