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 ...

Cord blood banking is a topic that has gained significant attention in recent years, especially among expectant parents. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after a ...

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 ...

Before you got pregnant, you may not have given umbilical cords much thought. But did you know it's full of cells that could save someone's life? Not to brag, but cord blood is a pretty big deal, and ...

For the past 20 years, cord blood stem cell transplants have been used to treat leukemia and other blood diseases in children. Cord blood also doesn't have to be as close of a blood or tissue match as ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says Cord Blood Registry preys on the vulnerabilities of new parents and fears of ...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) submitted its intention on Monday (Sept 29) to suspend operations of cord blood banking services ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — When Matt Farrow was taken to Paris 29 years ago, umbilical cord blood transplants were an experimental procedure. His parents took the then-5-year-old to France because that was the ...

Private cord blood bank Cordlife has been served a suspension notice for a second time after the Ministry of Health (MOH) ...