We will not try and convince you to store your child's cord blood, but will provide straight answers to your questions with medical facts and give you the information needed to make an educated choice. Cord Blood Bank New England Cryogenic Center, Inc., one of the first private cryogenic laboratories licensed in the United States, was established in 1982. Developed and run by doctors and cryogenic engineers, we maintain an enduring commitment to the highest scientific and regulatory standards. When your baby is born, the blood in the umbilical cord is discarded. Yet, thousands of parents around the world are now saving this potentially life-saving blood.
Every state now screens newborns for certain birth defects.
These defects include disorders of body chemistry that have no immediate visible effects on a baby but, unless detected and treated early, can cause physical problems, mental retardation, and in some cases death. Some of the disorders require treatment, while others need no care at all. The mission of the UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank is to support bone marrow transplants by banking umbilical cord blood from a variety of ethnic groups with continuing quality improvement and in an environment that fosters research. Blood Like donated bone marrow, umbilical cord blood can be used to treat various genetic disorders that affect the blood and immune system. In addition, cord blood stem cells may eventually play a key role, just as bone marrow stem cells do, in curing some cancers, such as leukemia.