Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, who are expecting their son in 2 1/2 weeks, left a doctors office on Tuesday with a cord blood collection kit. Read more about the process of cord blood collection ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new public cord blood collection program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, the first of its kind in Northern California, is now enabling new ...

As their due date creeps closer, many pregnant women pack a go bag for the hospital: toothbrush, iPod, cute bringing-baby-home outfit. But in recent months, savvy mothers-to-be have started tucking in ...

East Hills, NY and Cambridge, MA -- ViaCell, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC) and Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of a cord blood collection bag ...

Choosing a private cord blood bank is an important decision for new parents and healthcare professionals. With the rise of regenerative medicine, cord blood banking offers a proactive way to preserve ...

Having a baby can completely change your life. Did you know, however, it could change someone else’s life if you consider donating your baby’s cord blood after he or she is born? Cord blood is a rich ...

If you are pregnant you've probably heard about the possibility of banking the blood from your baby's umbilical cord after delivery. It's become pretty common and it's more than just a fad. The blood ...

Moments after Linda Buzan’s son Luca is born, her OB-GYN goes to work. She carefully cuts the white umbilical cord, then clamps it shut before any blood can escape. Once the cord is cleaned, she ...

Private cord blood banking has been growing in popularity due to the amazing advancements being made in the field of adult stem cells. NeoCells, LLC, announces a limited time offer of $995 pricing for ...

SACRAMENTO — When Anthony Portantino and his wife had their daughter Bella five years ago, they wanted to donate blood from the umbilical cord. But their hospital was not one of the two in California ...

For 14 years, Bristol obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Alan L. Gorrell has offered his patients the option of collecting and saving stem cell-rich umbilical cord blood ...