Moments after Benjamin Lilja was delivered, instead of routinely discarding the umbilical cord, labor nurses inserted three syringes into the cord and extracted approximately 50 cc's of blood.

Some families choose to save their newborn’s cord blood (the blood from the baby left in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth), placenta blood and umbilical tissue in case their child ...

But this umbilical cord, like mentioned earlier, contains cord blood which is rich in potentially ... liability for any errors or omissions in the content of the article.) ...

What is velamentous cord insertion? Typically, the umbilical cord connects a developing baby's belly to the middle of the placenta. This is where the cord is most secure and can e ...

After the cord is cut, you will see a gelatinous stump with three small blood vessels in the middle. Since there is no longer a blood supply to nourish it, the umbilical cord stump will begin to ...

Cord Blood Registry is a Food and Drug Administration-registered cord blood bank. It stores stem cells from umbilical cord blood or a combination of cord blood and tissue. The stem cell in cord ...

Dr. Filippo Milano is a physician-scientist whose research is focused on the use of umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells for transplantation to treat blood cancers. He concentrates on ...

She was given a treatment which uses blood from donated umbilical cords ... mum said The hospital said the trial saw her receive "a cord blood stem cell transplant" alongside a series of white ...