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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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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Friday, August 17, 2007 5:00 AM

Legislators Push Umbilical Cord Blood Measures

For a decade, state Sen. Carole Migden quietly battled a death sentence - an unusual form of leukemia. Now cancer-free, she wants to create a state system to collect and store umbilical cord blood, which shows enormous promise as a treatment for leukemia...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:31 AM

Cord Blood Legislative House Bill 709

HIGHLIGHTS • Signed into law: House Bill 121: Formulates public school education and policy on dating violence and how to prevent such abuse. HB 85: Attempts to protect college students from credit card debt by limiting when credit card companies may...
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Monday, May 07, 2007 7:23 AM

California Legislation to Save Lives With Umbilical Cord Blood

In this week's Democratic radio address Assemblymember Anthony Portantino talks about his legislation to ramp up the collection of potentially life saving umbilical cord blood.. Under Portantino’s Assembly Bill 34 the California Umbilical Cord Blood Collection...
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