AAP statement highlights controversy about cord blood storage - Parent News
   Learn about umbilical cord storage.
   http://parent.net/news/archives/aap2.shtml

Alberta Cord Blood Bank
   A non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells for public use. Although located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Bank is national in scope and collects donated waste umbilical cord blood samples from co
   http://www.acbb.ca

Alpha Cord Umbilical Cord Blood Network
   A network of four banks offering umbilical cord blood collection and storage. Storage in Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, and New York.
   http://www.alphacord.com

Baby Chord Securacell
   Private umbilical cord blood banking services for families throughout Canada. In Toronto.
   http://www.babychord.com

BabyZone: Cord Blood Retrieval
   Is the belly button really the end of the line for the umbilical cord? One of the newest items of interest in obstetrics is umbilical cord blood retrieval at the birth of a woman's child.
   http://www.babyzone.com/dileo/cordblood.htm

Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants for Childhood Cancer Resources
   Stories and annotated links related to marrow and stem cell transplants and children's cancer.
   http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/guide2bm.htm

CORD
   A full service cryobank licensed in the State of New York offering cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood, semen banking and male infertility testing.
   http://www.nycryobank.com/

California Cryobank
   Umbilical cord blood stem cell, semen, and embryo storage bank in California.
   http://www.cryobank.com/

Carolinas Cord Blood Bank
   Two hospitals, Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), and Durham Regional Hospital, are collection centers, and they make up the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank. Both hospitals are located in Durham, North Carolina. The units of umbilical cord blood that are co
   http://www.canctr.mc.duke.edu/CCBB/

Cells for Life, Ltd.
   Information on umbilical cord blood banking at the Markham Stouffville Health Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada.
   http://WWW.CELLSFORLIFE.ON.CA/

CorCell
   Private cord blood storage company that provides expert service in collection, transportation, processing, testing and long storage of cryopreserved umbilical cord blood stem cells.
   http://www.CorCell.com/

Cord Blood Bank of Canada
   Information on cord blood banking and medical uses of stem cells.
   http://www.cordbloodbankofcanada.com

Cord Blood Banking
   A pediatricians's discussion on the benefits and risks of donating a baby's umbilical cord blood. From the "Keep Kids Healthy" website.
   http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/pregnancy/cord_blood_banking.html

Cord Blood Donor Foundation
   Exists to provide educational awareness and to conduct further research in the use of cord blood stem cells. You can mail a SASE to receive a list of cord blood donor banks in the United States.
   http://www.cordblooddonor.org/

Cord Blood Issues
   Discussion board at Parentsplace.com.
   http://boards2.parentsplace.com/messages/get/ppcordblood2.html

Cord Blood Registry
   Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. Headquarters in San Bruno, California; storage in Tucson, Arizona.
   http://www.cordblood.com/

Cord Blood Society of Canada
   A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of cord blood banking. Information on stem cells, medical uses and review of cord blood banks in Canada.
   http://cordbloodsociety.com

Cord Blood Transplant Resources
   News, journal articles, organizations, private storage banks, and bone marrow transplant centers.
   http://www.acor.org/diseases/hematology/Leukemia/cord.html

Cord Partners
   An umbilical cord blood banking company with offices in California and other U.S. states.
   http://www.cordpartners.com

Cord blood: Preserving a lifeline
   Collection and storage of newborns' umbilical cord blood for treatment against future disease is rising in popularity.
   http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/19980519bcord1.asp

CordBank - New Zealand
   New Zealand licensed cord blood collection, processing, and storage facility.
   http://www.cordbank.co.nz

Cryo-Cell Europe -- Stem Cell Technologies
   Cryo-Cell specializes in the separation and storage of stem cells from the umbilical cord blood. Affiliates in the United Kingdom (Cryo-Care), Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Also connected with CryoCell International in the United State
   http://www.cryoc.com

Cryo-Cell International
   A cryobank for newborn's umbilical cord stem cells. Excellent FAQ. In Clearwater, Florida. This is the American affiliate of Cryo-Cell Europe.
   http://www.cryo-cell.com/

Cryobanks International
   Provides umbilical cord blood storage, personal blood storage, semen banking, anonymous donor semen, and male infertility testing. Has a very good FAQ section. In Altamonte Springs, Florida.
   http://www.cryo-intl.com

Cryocare U.K. Ltd.
   A facility in London to store stem cells from the umbilical cord blood following childbirth.
   http://www.cryocare.biz

Cryolife Cord Blood Bank
   State-of-the-art facilities for the collection, processing and long-term cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells in Hong Kong.
   http://www.cryolife.com.hk/

Custom baby saves a life
   USA TODAY Academic Health Center/ University of Minnesota. Cord blood transplant appears to have saved sister's life.
   http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/genetics/lhgec092.htm

Donate Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
   Detailed information on cord blood donation from the National Marrow Donor Program. Links on this page lead to longer explanations and to an extensive list of cord banks, both NMDP members and others.
   http://www.marrow.org/HELP/donate_cord_blood.html

FamilyLink Cord Blood Storage Program
   Provides for the recovery, preservation and storage of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord immediately after child birth. These stem cells are reserved for future use by the donor or donor's family in the treatment of a variety of major diseases a
   http://www.cordbloodstorage.com/

How Will Storing Cord Blood Help My Child?
   Cancer Group Institute's umbilical cord blood banking program, providing pregnant parents an alternative to discarding their newborn's cord blood stem cells.
   http://www.cancergroup.com/em48.html

Legal Issues in Medicine -- NEJM 1999; 340: 1521-1524
   Waste and Longing: The Legal Status of Placental-Blood Banking
   http://www.nejm.org/content/1999/0340/0019/1521.asp

Lifebank (USA)
   Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells. In New Jersey and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
   http://www.lifebankusa.com/

Lifebank Cryogenics Corp.
   Umbilical cord blood bank in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
   http://www.lifebank.com/

Lifeline Cord Blood Bank
   Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Cyprus, with offices in Nicosia, Cyprus and London, UK.
   http://www.lifeline.com.cy

National Marrow Donor Program - Cord Blood FAQs
   Frequently asked cord blood questions.
   http://www.marrow.org/FAQS/cord_blood_faqs.html

New England Cord Blood Bank
   Umbilical cord blood stem cell processing and storage. Boston, Massachusetts.
   http://www.cordbloodbank.com/

Newborn Blood Banking, Inc.
   Umbilical cord blood storage bank in Tampa, Florida. They emphasize the storage of whole blood, not just stem cells.
   http://www.newbornblood.com

Puget Sound Blood Center Cord Blood Program
   The program collects, processes, stores and distributes blood collected from the umbilical cord for patients needing a stem cell transplant.
   http://www.psbc.org/medical/transplantation/cordblood/

SecuraCell
   Collection and cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells for the potential treatment of various diseases. In Canton, Ohio.
   http://www.securacell.com/securacell.asp?page=home

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
   Cord blood collection and storage details.
   http://www.bloodntissue.org/umbilical.html

Stem Sciences Cord Blood Bank
   Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Ontario, Canada.
   http://www.stemsciences.com/en.html

StemLife : Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
   A company in Malaysia which stores and processes cord blood.
   http://www.stemlife.com/index.asp

UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank
   The emphasis here is to support bone marrow transplants by banking umbilical cord blood from a variety of ethnic groups. In Los Angeles, California.
   http://www.cordblood.med.ucla.edu/

Umbilical Cord Blood -- What is it?
   "The material that is routinely discarded after birth could one day be life saving for that person or someone else in the family." A series of summary articles for the layman.
   http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_section_details.asp?text_id=852&channel_id=1006&relation_id=29

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Insurance Against Future Diseases?
   Researchers are continuing to seek answers to the scientific and ethical questions surrounding this experimental and controversial medical procedure. Article by Holly Wagner of USA Today magazine online.
   http://www.findarticles.com/m1272/2658_128/60868324/p1/article.jhtml

Umbilical cord blood could replace blood marrow transplants
   CNN.
   http://us.cnn.com/HEALTH/9810/20/cord.blood/

Viacord umbilical cord blood banking.
   Enables expectant parents to store their newborn's umbilical cord blood as a potential source of stem cells to help treat cancers & other disorders. In Boston MA.
   http://www.viacord.com

Wadsworth Center Blood and Tissue Resources
   Guidelines for collection, processing and storage of cord blood stem cells .
   http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/blood_tissue/cord.htm