Why Bank Cord Blood?

Why Bank Your Newborn's Stem Cells

Saving stem cells from your baby's umbilical cord can be lifesaving to your family

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Now CBR offers two ways to save your newborn's
stem cells—cord blood and cord tissue banking

Cord Blood Banking

Cord blood banking is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to collect and save the stem cells from your baby's umbilical cord blood for potential medical uses. Having this invaluable resource can be lifesaving or life-changing for your baby and other family members.

Additionally, having your baby's own genetically unique stem cells offers many advantages if stem cells are ever needed for treatment by you, your child, siblings, or other family members:

  • Your baby's cord blood is immediately available for your family if needed for treatment, and early treatment can minimize disease progression.1
  • If ever required for a transplant, using your own family's cord blood instead of an unrelated donor's can have significant advantages, including fewer complications and improved medical outcomes.
  • For experimental regenerative medicine therapies that use cord blood, the child's own stem cells are required.

New! Cord Tissue Banking

CBR is the only bank in the U.S. to offer you the unique opportunity to also save a segment of your baby's umbilical cord (cord tissue). The cells in cord tissue, called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), are different from those found in cord blood and may help repair the body in different ways.

  • Although using cord tissue MSCs in research is still at an early stage, there are more than 80 clinical trials underway using this same type of cell (primarily from bone marrow). Researchers believe that MSCs may also be able to one day help treat conditions such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, liver damage, and bone fractures.

By saving both types of cells, you can have even more peace of mind for your family's future.

Learn more about cord tissue.

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Reference:

1. Pazdur R, et al. Cancer management: a multidisciplinary approach. 1998. Second edition.

Banking cord blood does not guarantee that the cells will provide a cure or be applicable for every situation. For inherited genetic conditions, the child will not be able to use his or her own stem cells. A matched sibling's stem cells would be the first choice. Ultimate use will be determined by the treating physician. Treatment for brain injury and juvenile diabetes is experimental and currently requires the use of your own cord blood. Medical treatments using family banked cord tissue are in early research and are not available today; there is no guarantee that therapies will be developed in the future.
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