Cord Blood Banking

- A storage facility that stores umbilical cord blood for future uses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_blood_...
- Public cord banking is supported by the medical community.
- Private banks are subject to FDA and state regulations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_blood_...
- Cord blood contains hematopoietic stem cells. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_blood_...
- Cord blood stem cells are used in the treatment life threatening diseases.
- Also used in the treatment of blood disorders, cancers and immune system genetic diseases.

Cord Blood Banking

Cord Blood banks can be either private or public storage facilities that specializes in the collection, storage and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. The storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells is done in the future hopes of treating certain high risk diseases and illnesses.
Background

Cord blood banking is a specialized storage facility that collects, stores and preserves umbilical cord blood stem cells for the future. It is hoped by many that these preserved stem cells may be used to treat and cure many blood disorders, immune system genetic diseases, cancers and other life-threatening conditions and diseases.

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- Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) - The Name to Trust in Cord Blood Banking
  
  Learn more about saving your baby's cord blood with the world's leading cord blood bank.
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- Cord Blood Banking, Umbilical Cord Bank, Cord Blood, Research ...
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- Cord Blood Banking - Should you bank your baby's umbilical cord blood?
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- Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation
  
  Our mission is to provide an impartial review of cord blood storage options for parents who are contemplating this form of medical insurance.
  parentsguidecordblood.org
- Banking Your Newborn's Cord Blood
  
  Some parents are making a choice on their child's first day of life that could impact the future health of that child or even other family members. They are deciding to bank their ...
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- Is cord blood banking worth the cost? Is it a scam? Did you do it? 5 Answers
  
  Yes, it is worth it. I wish I had done it but was not in a financial position to even consider it. I highly recommend it though if a parent can afford it as it ... read more
- What's the consensus? RT: Is cord blood banking worth the cost? Is it a scam? Did you do it? (via @Jason) 1 Answer
  
  Just heard recently, with progress in producing stem cells without components from embryos, but by processing adult cells to yield stem cells, they might get al... read more
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- Another option: public banking available to all
  
  When the topic came up again in her prenatal class, she began investigating to see if cord blood banking was something she wanted for her family. ... (November 27, 2009)
  CBC.ca
- Cord Blood Bank in Chennai Gets New Stem Cell Harvesting Equipment
  
  Speaking at a meeting on Wednesday, Dr. Saranya Narayan co-founder and medical director of Jeevan Blood Bank and Research Center, explained how cord blood ... (November 26, 2009)
  MedIndia
- 12-year-old desperately needs aid for cord blood transplant
  
  The young girl is in desperate need of RM260,000 for a cord blood transplant. Carmen's mother Chin Chui Ling, 42, said her daughter was diagnosed when she ... (November 26, 2009)
  Malaysia Star
- Future rests on transfusion
  
  Umbilical cord blood flown from Europe was scheduled to be transfused into his system. The transfusion would replenish his body with healthy white blood ... (November 27, 2009)
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