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Parents of newborns can choose to store the umbilical cord blood of the newborn for possible future medical use for the child.

Currently, more than 200,000 units of cord blood are stored by public and private cord blood banks. Read on to find out why it is saved and how to donate.

Parents have the option of storing their newborn's cord blood at a private cord blood bank or donating it to a public bank. Here's information on both options.

How are stem cells stored? How can you donate your baby's cord blood to a public bank? What happens when the cells are needed for transplant? Here are the answers.

The blood which flows from the placenta into the umbilical cord is rich in stem cells. Saving cord blood is a step parents can take to help their child in the future.

Evidence that stem cells from umbilical cord blood is a rich resource is quite clear. What is unclear is whether private storage is a wise investment for parents.

What is cord blood banking? Should parents store their child's cord blood stem cells? What does it cost? How do you donate? This article series has the answers.

Stem cells can be extracted from your baby's umbilical cord blood and stored for future medical need. Find out how cord blood is collected and banked.

These special somatic cells are primitive, undeveloped research darlings that have the remarkable potential to differentiate into many different cell types.

Umbilical cord blood banking has gained popularity in recent years, as a baby's cord blood stem cells can be used to treat cancer and other diseases in baby or siblings.

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