Learn more about saving your baby's umbilical cord blood by choosing one of the options listed below and join the thousands of Save It Now members who are saving such a valuable resource.
- What is Cord Blood Banking?
- What are Stem Cells?
- Common Misconceptions
- Why is Saving Cord Blood Important?
- How to Choose a Cord Blood Bank
Get the latest news on stem cells and stem cell research at stemcellnews.com!
A leading pediatrician explains why it is so important to bank your newborn's stem cells:
"Today, stem cells are being used to treat over seventy-five different cancers and blood and immune disorders."
— Dr. Robert Sears
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More News About Cord Blood Stem Cells:
Paralyzed Woman Walks Again After Stem Cell Therapy
A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.
A Most Precious Gift
Many expectant moms pore through pregnancy magazines with plenty of questions in mind: Should I quit my stressful job and launch a home-based business? Consume more folic acid? Breast-feed or go with the bottle?
Just then a page-long ad throws another choice in their path: Do I bank my baby's umbilical-cord blood?
Cord Blood Stem Cells Treat Fatal Disease
Umbilical cord-derived stem cells have proven better than adult stem cells for treating a fatal disease characterized by progressive brain and organ damage.
More videos: (Courtesy of Cord Blood Registry)
How Stem Cells Work
How Stem Cells are Collected
How Stem Cells are Processed
A True Transplant Story
Advice from a Leading Pediatrician
A Paralyzed Woman Walks Again!
Watch a Cord Blood Transplant!
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