In the first few minutes after a baby is born, the baby’s umbilical cord (which carries oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the growing fetus) is cut and usually discarded. But many people don’t ...

SEATTLE — What would normally would be tossed out as medical waste after childbirth, has the potential to save a life. That was the case for a Seattle woman. "I started having what felt like asthma ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

After healthy expectant mothers deliver their healthy babies, they also have a unique opportunity to give others a second chance at life – by donating their umbilical cord blood. After a baby is born, ...

MENDOTA, Ill. (AP) -- When Julie Truckenbrod of Mendota learned that she was expecting her third child, she read some articles on storing the umbilical cord blood, approximately three to five ounces ...

Cord blood is rich in stem cells, and can be used to treat cancer, immune conditions and genetic disorders. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the ...

I was the recipient of cells from an umbilical cord donation in 2017 for cancer treatment. They saved my life. If you're a mom to be, please ask your doctor about donating your baby's umbilical cord ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Umbilical cords are probably one of the only physical reminders of how your baby was attached to you ...

Dr. Carolina Allers talks about why someone should think about donating their newborn's umbilical cord blood and how it could help to cure disease in the future.

Five years ago, Jeryca Christenberry was the recipient of the first stem-cell transplant at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Jeryca, now 6, was born with Shwachman-Diamond ...

Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg is joining a new life-saving treatment for people with leukemia and other blood diseases, which involves blood from an umbilical cord. Womack Army Medical ...

Alexya Torres was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 2 years old. She went through 2 1/2 years of treatment, only to relapse six months later on her 5th birthday. She started chemotherapy and ...