M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories has introduced a quiz where parents can test their knowledge about cord blood banking. You can take the quiz, get your score and even post your score on your blog or Web page. Test your knowledge with the cord blood quiz. Learn more about cord blood banking.
Continue ReadingWhat Will It Cost to Retrieve the Cord Blood?
When parents are considering banking their cord blood, they often ask if there is a charge to retrieve the cord blood. There should be no cost to retrieve the cord blood. What a cord blood bank might charge you for is shipping of the sample. Since the sample needs to be shipped frozen, you will …
Continue ReadingUmbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells May Help Build Heart Valves
Umbilical cord blood stem cells may one day be used to build heart valves for children born with heart defects. Ralf Sodian of University Hospital Munich, who led the study, presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting, that these valves would grow with the child, eliminating the need for ongoing surgical intervention to replace …
Continue ReadingHow Long Will Cord Blood Last?
Many parents who are considering banking their infant’s cord blood, often wonder how long the cord blood can be saved before it starts to deteriorate. Banking cord blood is a new enough procedure that scientists don’t have an answer to that question yet. The data for cord blood involves specimens that have been frozen for …
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