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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.


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Cord Blood Stem Cells

The blood that remains in your baby's umbilical cord after it has been cut is rich in stem cells. These valuable newborn stem cells are genetically unique to your baby and family and can only be collected in the minutes after your baby's birth.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:38 AM

Medical Experts Urge Umbilical Cord Blood Storage & Donation

Medical experts are urging health authorities to issue rules on umbilical cord blood storage and use to boost donations of the life-saving stem cells, Shanghai Daily reported. Full Article
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Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:47 AM

Storage of Umbilical Cord Blood Catching On

Sandra Hart, of Kalamazoo Township, gave her granddaughter Emma Grace Lewis an invaluable gift when she was born 18 months ago. Hart arranged for the baby's umbilical-cord blood to be extracted and stored in a Florida-based blood bank for 18 years, at...
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