Cord Blood Society of Canada
A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of cord blood banking. Information on stem cells, medical uses and review of cord blood banks in Canada.
About Cord Blood Banking
General discussion by Dr. Vincent Ianelli of whether or not you should bank your baby's umbilical cord blood in a private bank.
Umbilical Cord Blood Could Replace Bone Marrow Transplants
CNN news story.
CorCell
Private cord blood storage company that provides expert service in collection, transportation, processing, testing and long storage of cryopreserved umbilical cord blood stem cells.
AAP: Cord Blook Banking for Future Transplantation Not Recommended
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against umbilical cord storage.
Alberta Cord Blood Bank
A non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells for public use. Although located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Bank is national in scope and collects donated waste umbilical cord blood samples from coast to coast in Canada.
Cord Blood Transplant Resources
News, journal articles, organizations, private storage banks, and bone marrow transplant centers.
Alpha Cord Umbilical Cord Blood Network
A network of four banks offering umbilical cord blood collection and storage. Storage in Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, and New York.
Baby Chord Securacell
Private umbilical cord blood banking services for families throughout Canada. In Toronto.
BabyZone: Cord Blood Retrieval
Discussion by Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo on the collection of umbilical cord blood at the birth of a woman's child.
South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
Cord blood collection and storage details.
Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants for Childhood Cancer Resources
Stories and annotated links related to marrow and stem cell transplants and children's cancer.
Cells for Life, Ltd.
Information on umbilical cord blood banking at the Markham Stouffville Health Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program
Cordblood storage services; part of Community Blood Services. In Paramus, New Jersey.
CordBank - New Zealand
New Zealand licensed cord blood collection, processing, and storage facility.
Cord Blood Registry
Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. Headquarters in San Bruno, California; storage in Tucson, Arizona.
UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank
The emphasis here is to support bone marrow transplants by banking umbilical cord blood from a variety of ethnic groups. In Los Angeles, California.
New England Cord Blood Bank
Umbilical cord blood stem cell processing and storage. Boston, Massachusetts.
Cord Blood Bank of Canada
Information on cord blood banking and medical uses of stem cells.
Cord Blood Donor Foundation
Exists to provide educational awareness and to conduct further research in the use of cord blood stem cells. You can mail a SASE to receive a list of cord blood donor banks in the United States.
Cord Blood FamilyTrust
Private cord blood bank stores lifesaving stem cells from your baby's umbilical cord for your family's future use. A subsidiary of StemCyte, Inc.
FamilyLink Cord Blood Storage Program
Provides for the recovery, preservation and storage of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord immediately after child birth. These stem cells are reserved for future use by the donor or donor's family in the treatment of a variety of major diseases and serious medical conditions.
Cord Partners
An umbilical cord blood banking company with offices in California and other U.S. states.
Cryo-Cell International
A cryobank for newborn's umbilical cord stem cells. Excellent FAQ. In Clearwater, Florida. This is the American affiliate of Cryo-Cell Europe.
Cryobanks International
Provides umbilical cord blood storage, personal blood storage, semen banking, anonymous donor semen, and male infertility testing. Has a very good FAQ section. In Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Cryo-Save
Specializes in the separation and storage of stem cells from the umbilical cord blood. Affiliates in the United Kingdom (Cryo-Care), Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Also connected with CryoCell International in the United States.
California Cryobank
Umbilical cord blood stem cell, semen, and embryo storage bank in California.
Cryolife Cord Blood Bank
State-of-the-art facilities for the collection, processing and long-term cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells in Hong Kong.
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Insurance Against Future Diseases?
Researchers are continuing to seek answers to the scientific and ethical questions surrounding this experimental and controversial medical procedure. Article by Holly Wagner of USA Today magazine online.
Future Health Technologies Ltd.
Umbilical cord blood stem cell bank cryopreserved after baby's birth for therapeutic purposes. In Nottingham, England.
Cord Blood Banking
A pediatricians's discussion on the benefits and risks of donating a baby's umbilical cord blood. From the "Keep Kids Healthy" website.
Lifebank Cryogenics Corp.
Umbilical cord blood bank in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Lifebank (USA)
Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. In New Jersey and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lifeline Cord Blood Bank
Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Cyprus, with offices in Nicosia, Cyprus and London, UK.
National Marrow Donor Program - Cord Blood FAQs
Frequently asked cord blood questions.
Donate Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
Detailed information on cord blood donation from the National Marrow Donor Program. Links on this page lead to longer explanations and to an extensive list of cord banks, both NMDP members and others.
Newborn Blood Banking, Inc.
Umbilical cord blood storage bank in Tampa, Florida. They emphasize the storage of whole blood, not just stem cells.
CORD
A full service cryobank licensed in the State of New York offering cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood, semen banking and male infertility testing.
A Parent's Guide to Choosing a Private Cord Blood Bank
A thoughtful and detailed site with much background on cord blood banking. It provides a questionnaire for interviewing and evaluating private cord blood banks. Background information on medical pros and cons, laboratory procedures, and a list of storage banks.
Cord blood: Preserving a lifeline
Collection and storage of newborns' umbilical cord blood for treatment against future disease is rising in popularity.
Puget Sound Blood Center Cord Blood Program
The program collects, processes, stores and distributes blood collected from the umbilical cord for patients needing a stem cell transplant.
SecuraCell
Collection and cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells for the potential treatment of various diseases. In Canton, Ohio.
StemLife : What is Cord Blood Banking?
A company in Malaysia which stores and processes cord blood. Describes the collection process and pricing.
Stem Sciences Cord Blood Bank
Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Ontario, Canada.
Viacord umbilical cord blood banking.
Enables expectant parents to store their newborn's umbilical cord blood as a potential source of stem cells to help treat cancers & other disorders. In Boston MA.
Wadsworth Center Blood and Tissue Resources
New York State Department of Health Guidelines for collection, processing and storage of cord blood stem cells.
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