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What is Umbilical Cord Blood Banking?
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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Storing Umbilical Cord Blood
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.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Storage
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.
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Banking of Umbilical Cord Blood
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.
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About Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
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.
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Collecting Umbilical Cord Blood
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.
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Cord Blood And Disease Treatment
Umbilical cord blood is easy to harvest. The stem cells found in this blood can now be used to treat over 40 diseases. This article includes a list of those diseases.
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Choose to Donate or Private Bank Cord Blood
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.
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Types of Human Stem Cells
These special somatic cells are primitive, undeveloped research darlings that have the remarkable potential to differentiate into many different cell types.
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Banking Baby's Cord Blood
Television shows and literature lead us to believe that umbilical cord blood can be life saving. What are the benefits and controversy surrounding cord blood?
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Cord Accidents and Stillbirth
Dr. Jason Collins of the Pregnancy Institute in Louisiana has spent the last twenty years studying SADS in relation to umbilical cord anomalies...
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Importance of Cord Blood Banking
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.
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Single Umbilical Artery Problems
In normal development, the umbilical cord has two arteries and one vein. In cases of single umbilical artery, one of these fetal blood vessels is missing.
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There's only one chance to save your baby's cord blood
Your baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells are unique and will be thrown out at birth... if you don't make a choice. Read more about why are stem cells important.
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Traffic Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight
A study in New Jersey has found that traffic pollution might affect the development of babies in the womb, U.S. researchers have warned.
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Antenatal Tests
Ultrasound scans, blood samples, amniocentesis, Doppler tests are essential to track fetal development and optimise the health of mother and baby during pregnancy
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Public Cord Blood Banking in Canada
Public cord blood banking is an inexpensive way for families to preserve a child's umbilical stem cells. These cells go into a public bank for research and treatment.
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Why Do Pregnant Women Need Folate?
Folate has become a cornerstone of pregnancy nutrition, but the questions of why, when and how much are confusing. Read the facts about folate and vitamins in pregnancy.
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