STEM CELLS FROM A BABY�S UMBILICAL CORD CAN SAVE LIVES

November 18, 2010

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November 18, 2010

Did you know that stem cells from a baby�s umbilical cord can be used by someone with a life-threatening disease who needs a transplant? If moms donated their babies� umbilical cord blood to public banks, many lives could be saved. Read more about lifesaving cord blood in a story written by CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen.

Click here to see which hospitals in New Jersey currently accept cord blood donations for the state�s public cord blood bank, the New Jersey Cord Blood Bank (NJCBB) at Community Blood Services.