Stem Cell Preservation

Stem Cell Preservation In the past decade, most new parents have been given a choice of banking their baby’s cord blood or donating it to a public storage bank.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that is available when your baby is born and before the umbilical cord is discarded.  Collecting cord blood [...]

History of the Value of Cord Blood Storage

History of the Value of Cord Blood Storage To date, approximately 8,000 people worldwide have received medical therapies using the stem cells saved from a newborn’s umbilical cord during cord blood storage. Among the diseases treated: leukemia, breast cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, Aplastic Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, various other cancers, blood diseases, hereditary/genetic conditions and [...]

Cord Blood Banking Goes Public

Cord Blood Banking Goes Public Moms-To-Be Receive Notice on the Value of Cord Blood Banking In the final days of pregnancy, an expectant mother receives much information – from the Doctor’s office, from the hospital, from government agencies, even from companies wanting to sell diapers and wipes.  Almost assuredly, one of the pieces of information [...]

The Life Saving Practice of Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells

The Life Saving Practice of Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells Collecting cord blood stem cells has become a common practice in modern medicine and can be addressed by the OBGYN as the expectant mom during the first trimester of pregnancy. If you’re an expectant mom, undoubtedly health and wellness for you and baby are at [...]

Clarifying the Meaning of Stem Cell Preservation

Clarifying the Meaning of Stem Cell Preservation Mention the term stem cell preservation to a crowd and you could be met with any number of responses anywhere from the admittedly uninformed, to the up-to-the-minute reader of the latest headlines on the subject.  Mention the term cord blood to the same group and most folks would [...]

The Value of Cord Blood Storage

The Value of Cord Blood Storage With all the excitement over a new pregnancy, parents reading a pamphlet on cord blood storage may not be as high on their list as, say, decorating the nursery. However, cord blood storage, also know as stem cell preservation, marks one of the most exciting ways that the new [...]

Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research Research shows that the blood that comes from a baby’s umbical cord is a rich source of stem cells.   Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into other tissues and blood vessels and can be used to treat a variety of diseases.   Up until recently stem cells came from bone marrow, but [...]

Cord Blood Options

Cord Blood Options When my husband and I found out we were expecting our second child this Thanksgiving, the first thing we did was jump online and sign up on all the baby sites for free baby things.   Pretty soon our mail box was being filled with all sorts of coupons and advertisements, among them, [...]

Cryopreservation-How Your Baby’s Cord Blood Is Stored

Cryopreservation-How Your Baby’s Cord Blood Is Stored Most cord blood banking companies state that your baby’s cord blood will be stored in a state of the art cryoprservation center.  This is the number one choice of most cord blood storage banks.  It is the method that protects and preserves your baby’s stem cells should they [...]

Collecting Cord Blood after Delivery

Collecting Cord Blood after Delivery Whether you have decided to store your baby’s cord blood at a private storage bank or whether you have decided to donate your newborn’s cord blood, there are some steps you need to take before your bundle of joy is due.   Researching private blood storage banks and finding out if [...]

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