NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...
You'll make a lot of choices during pregnancy – big, small, and everything in between. One decision that tends to fly under the radar but can have real, long-term impact? What to do with your baby's ...
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 ...
Since the establishment of the first public cord blood bank in New York in 1992, a rising number of donors have given their child’s umbilical cord and placenta blood to banks in the growing ...