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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Monday, December 21, 2009 12:19 PM

Heart Attack Treatments from Stem Cells

An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced heart attacks within the previous 10 days suggested that this method works to repair -- not just manage -- heart damage, a recent study found. The study is a step forward...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:41 AM

Stem Cells Speed New Cures

Scientists are trying to use stem cells in three ways: 1) In the laboratory, to create an infinite variety of living human cells to better test the disease-fighting ability of new drugs in test tubes; 2) As patch kits, with cells injected to repair injured...
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Monday, September 24, 2007 3:08 PM

Stem Cell Therapy – Heart Disease

South Florida studies aim to mend hearts with patients' stem cells, Sun-Sentinel.com (9/24) – Several clinical trials in southern Florida are studying the use of autologous bone marrow stem cells to treat heart damage. According to the article, the studies...
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