Why Store Your Baby’s Cord Blood?

A perfect match for your child; a good match for your family
A child's own stem cells provide a perfect match if a transplant is needed. Stem cells may be compatible with those of a child's siblings. Obtaining marrow or cord blood through a national bank from an unrelated donor, if a specimen can be found at all, can cost more than $40,000. 

Access to potentially life-saving procedures
The frozen cord blood may be used for the child or for members of the immediate family if there's a match. In fact, the chances that the stem cells will be a suitable match for a child's biological brother or sister are one in four; the odds of finding a suitable match outside the family can be thousands of times greater

The security of knowing that there is a viable option to overcome life threatening diseases
Stem cells have been used in thousands of lifesaving medical treatments. Currently being used to treat various cancers and blood disorders, stem cells may be used in the future to repair brain or spinal cord damage, or regenerate heart tissue in patients who have suffered a heart attack. Many experts believe that stem cells are the key to treating degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Sickle Cell and certain rare types of anemia. 

The promise of future advancements in stem cell therapies
The stem cell’s ability to cure is largely untapped. Today’s miracles will become tomorrow’s routine treatments. Imagine the possibilities