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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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:00 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Save Kids With Cancer

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare form of childhood leukemia. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society says JMML represents only 1.5 percent of childhood leukemias and occurs most often in infants and children under four years of age. The adult...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:00 AM

Injection of Umbilical Cord Blood directly into pelvic bones of patients with leukemia appears promising

Researchers from Italy have reported that the injection of umbilical cord blood directly into the pelvic bones of patients with leukemia appears promising. These results were recently published in an early online publication of the Lancet Oncology on...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:45 AM

Boy's Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Saves Sister with Leukemia

A toddler with cancer is improving after receiving umbilical-cord stem cells from her baby brother. Full Article
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:51 AM

Study Finds NK Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood As a Potential Therapy Against Leukemia

Expanding the number of umbilical cord derived-natural killer (NK) cells using a novel technique, could be an effective treatment strategy for acute leukemia, according to a research study presented at the recent annual conference of the American Society...
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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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Monday, May 19, 2008 5:01 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Destroy Human Leukemia Cells in Mice

Natural killer (NK) immune system cells found in umbilical cord blood have shown promise by destroying human leukemia cells in mice , researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have revealed. Full Article
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:00 AM

Boy Suffering from Rare Leukemia Will Soon Be Getting A Blood Cell Transplant from Umbilical Cord Blood

There's a young boy from Brentwood with leukemia who will soon be getting a blood cell transplant from umbilical cord blood. It wasn't the doctors' first choice, but it is the child's best chance right now for a possible cure. Full Article
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Monday, April 14, 2008 5:00 AM

An Inconceivable Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Decision

Pam and Mike Obadia try to have a controversial third child to save their young son. Full Article
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:04 AM

No Dead Babies Required -- Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Breakthrough

California university announces breakthrough treatment for deadly malady using umbilical cord stem cells. Full Article
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Monday, April 07, 2008 5:00 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Used to Treat Leukemia

New data from a report by physicians at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill., shows that a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can be treated with a lifesaving infusion of the child’s own umbilical cord blood. The case, which...
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Monday, March 31, 2008 5:00 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Bill Advances At The Capitol

DENVER - Colorado lawmakers took the first step on Monday toward advancing the non-controversial form of stem cell technology, much to Sheila Gannon's relief. Gannon was diagnosed with advanced state leukemia just over two years ago and received an adult...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:00 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells May Benefit Leukemia Patients

University of Iowa researchers say leukemia patients may soon have another way to boost their immune systems - embryonic stem cells. Full Article
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Friday, February 15, 2008 5:01 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells -- An Alternative to Bone Marrow

(WCCO) Last year in the United States, more than 40,000 adult cases of leukemia were diagnosed. "I was a high school athlete and I was captain of the football team. I was preparing for my football season when I found out I had leukemia," said Jamie Dukowitz...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:30 AM

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research Pot Sweetened

Archer Sharp started preschool this fall — something the 3-year-old's parents feared would never happen, until a stem-cell infusion at Children's Hospital saved Archer's life. The boy was born with a rare type of leukemia, and 10 years ago, he would have...
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