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Umbilical Cord Blood Banking, though a relatively new idea, is becoming increasingly popular for parents of newborn children in a number of countries, including the UK and the USA.
Cord blood banking involves collecting and banking the stem cells from a child's umbilical cord and placenta at birth. The cells are then frozen and stored for medical use in later years.
On this site well tell you all you need to know about umbilical cord blood banking, including:
- Cord Blood Collection and Banking - what it is and how it's done.
- Public and Private Cord Blood Banks - what the difference is and where to find companies that deal with them.
- Cord Blood Banking Ethics - the latest views and debates surrounding stem cell harvesting.
- Cord Blood Banking FAQs - your questions answered.