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Cord blood banking services, or umbilical cord blood bankingservices, are used to preserve blood from the umbilical cord for thefuture use. Cord blood (umbilical cord blood) is collected because itcontains stem cells that can be used to treat genetic andhematopoietic disorders such as cancer. As cord blood isinter-related to cord blood banking, it is often a catch-all termused for the various cells that are stored. Cord blood can savelives, as it is rich in stem cells that can be used to treat diseasesthat harm the blood and immune system, such as sickle-cell anemia,certain cancers, leukemia, and some metabolic disorders.
Cordblood banking services are used to provide necessaryresources for stem cell transplants, disease prevention and therapyin humans and many other species. Cord blood is taken from theumbilical cord after the baby is born. Blood banks are now availableand many parents are banking their baby's cord blood at home.However, some parents may decide to go to a blood bank or they mayhave private stem cell banks they would like to use. In eithersituation, it is important to learn about what is involved in thisprocess and how to bank child's cord blood.
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