Kamila Saradpon is a nine-year-old from National City who enjoys art and cooking with her dad. Her parents Maria and Kris have their hands full with Kamila and her six-year-old sister Mikayla. One of ...

Four years ago, I banked my daughter's cord blood. When I was pregnant, I saw a poster that read: "Saving your child's cord blood could save your child's life," in my obstetrician's office. An ad on ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

Suggested Citation: "V Postscript." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Blood Banking and Regulation: Procedures, Problems, and Alternatives. Washington, DC: The National ...

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 ...

HealthBanks is a cord blood bank in California offering cord blood and cord tissue stem cell banking, as well as genetic testing and adult immune cell storage. Its process and storage services are ...

You'll make a lot of choices during pregnancy – big, small, and everything in between. One decision that tends to fly under the radar but can have real, long-term impact? What to do with your baby's ...

Humboldt County’s local blood bank implemented changes and is ready to expand accepting donations from gay men. In May, the Food and Drug Administration announced changes to blood donation rules that ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Vitalant Blood Donation Center is one of many blood banks that encourages people to donate blood to help reduce the blood shortage in the Inland Northwest area. The American Red Cross ...