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

November 18, 2010

 

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.