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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Cord Blood Storage: Medical Cure on Ice

Cord Blood Storage: Medical Cure on Ice There are mixed opinions about cord blood because of the media attention on stem cell research and treatment.  Important issues of ethics, genetic disorders associated with family history and ethnicity surface in discussions about stem cell cord blood. When harvesting cord blood donations to be stored, the recipient’s [...]

Cord Blood Storage: Should You Do It?

Cord Blood Storage: Should You Do It? Cord blood storage is a controversial topic with intelligent, informed opponents on both sides of the debate. This debate makes it very difficult for parents to make an informed decision regarding their own baby’s cord blood. Should you store your baby’s cord blood as a protection against future [...]

Cord Blood Storage: Protection for the Future

Cord Blood Storage: Protection for the Future If you are in the process of trying to preserve your child’s umbilical cord blood, you need to know how effective these methods are and how stem cells are preserved. Cord blood storage is a costly procedure, so finding out details before you proceed is important. In the [...]