Why is Cord Blood the Premier Source of Stem Cells?
Umbilical cord blood stem cells are controversy-free and offer advantages over other types of stem cells. While your babys own stem cells are a perfect match (100%), there is a good probability of a match for siblings, parents and or grandparents. While stem cells have been in the news more and more these days, few understand that there are different types of stem cells: • Adult Stem Cells: Adult stem cells are found in bone marrow (the vehicle carrying these stem cells) and require invasive surgery to acquire. Also, finding a matching donor for a bone marrow transplant via a public bank can be difficult and sometimes impossible. • Embryonic Stem Cells: Derived from an embryo (sperm meets the egg) are highly controversial and often in the news and at the heart of many moral and ethical debates. • Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells: Umbilical cord blood offers a perfectly natural, controversy-free method of acquiring stem cells. (The Vatican approves of cord blood banking.) Cord blood stem
