World Cord Blood Day - Cord Blood Bank Tour and Facts for Parents and Healthcare Professionals
Channel: Save the Cord Foundation
Date: 2020-02-19

Why save cord blood?

Parents, students and healthcare professionals are invited to watch this quick video to learn about both public and private cord blood banking. 

Learn how cord blood is collected, stored and currently used to treat over 80 life-threatening diseases including leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and more.

Discover the numerous areas of stem cell research / cellular therapy for which cord blood is a key compenent, including research to potentially treat autism, cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, HIV and more. 

Go inside the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank (a non-profit, public donation cord blood bank at Duke University in North Carolina) and watch while Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg begins the cord blood stem cell transplant process with a young patient. 

This educational video was produced for World Cord Blood Day 2019, a global awareness event focused on advancing cord blood education.  This video was produced by Save the Cord Foundation (501c3, host of World Cord Blood Day) with footage generously provided by Carolinas Cord Blood Bank.

For more information:
www.WorldCordBloodDay.org
www.SaveTheCordFoundation.org
Carolinas Cord Blood Bank:  https://sites.duke.edu/ccbb/