The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

For some moms, an umbilical cord is a reminder of their crowning glory — but why are we suddenly seeing preserved placental parts all over social media? When Megan Kilpatrick, 32, was getting ready to ...

MARK: JULY IS NATIONAL CORD BLOOD AWARENESS MOH.NT WE’RE EXPLORING ONE OF THE DECISIONS NEW MOTHERS CAN MAKE DURING DELIVERY. ERIN: WHETHER THEY SHOULD SEAV STEM-CELL-RICH UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD. OUR ...

Umbilical cord blood banking is useful due to its role in transplantation. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) possess the ability to reconstitute any blood cell type, offering the potential to treat ...

When Amalia Kessler was pregnant with her first child, Stella, in 2008, she knew she didn’t want to waste the baby’s valuable umbilical cord blood, which can be a life-saving source of stem cells used ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to a cord blood collection bag suitable for use in a sterile field, designed in a collaboration between ViaCell Inc. and Pall Corp. of New ...

A bill written by local Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) that would establish a statewide public umbilical blood collection program to promote the life-saving potential of stem ...

For some moms, an umbilical cord is a reminder of their crowning glory — but why are we suddenly seeing preserved placental parts all over social media? When Megan Kilpatrick, 32, was getting ready to ...