Umbilical cord blood has the potential to be a source of stem cells for your entire family or may serve as a much needed resource to save a stranger through public donation*. To date, over 8000 people both adults and children have received umbilical cord blood units for stem cell transplantation.

Today, umbilical cord blood is a proven treatment for over 70 diseases. In the future many more diseases may potentially be treated by stem cells. Stem cells are unspecialized cell that can become any other type of cell in the body. All stem cells share similar properties in that they can divide and renew themselves for many generations and they can develop into specialized types of more defined cells. Stem cells from the umbilical cord blood can form other types of blood cells. These cell types include red blood cells, platelets, and T cells which make up the immune system.

There is only one opportunity to collect your child's umbilical cord blood and that is at the time of birth. Do not let this opportunity pass your family by - take advantage of our numerous cord blood bank programs.

Call today to donate umbilical cord blood, toll free at 1-888-770-GIVE (M-F 9 AM - 10 PM ET), or to speak with one of our trained Umbilical Cord Blood Specialists to learn about how your family can take advantage of our numerous cord blood bank programs to help save your child's umbilical cord blood.

*Public donor banking is available in limited areas only. Please call to learn more about Umbilical Cord Blood Banking and Stem Cell research.