What are the benefits of banked cord blood over other sources of stem cells?

• Banked cord blood is a safe, perfect match for your child and is readily accessible, allowing treatment to begin earlier instead of wasting time searching and matching other potential donors.
• Banked cord blood could benefit other family members as well as the your child.
• Stem cells from banked cord blood present no ethical dilemmas since the stem cells are a natural product of birth that would otherwise be discarded.

Why save your child's cord blood stem cells?

Stem cells are the building blocks of our blood and immune systems. When collected from the umbilical cord blood , stem cells may provide your child and possibly his or her siblings and other family members profound medical benefits such as treatment for numerous types of blood diseases and cancers, anemias, inherited metabolic disorders and deficiencies of the immune system.

New medical technology may well utilize umbilical cord blood stem cells to rebuild cardiac tissue, repair damage due to stroke or spinal cord injuries, and reverse the effects of such diseases as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s. By banking your child’s umbilical cord blood stem cells now, you are ensuring his or her access to these future technologies. Cord blood stem cells are often a superior choice to other stem cell sources such as bone marrow or blood.