Thousands of units of umbilical cord blood are stored daily at cord blood banks worldwide. Primary stem cells from the cord blood are used to treat many diseases, including hereditary diseases, congenital defects and various types of cancer. Many families who stored cord blood units saved the lives of their children

Collection of stem cells from umbilical cord blood is a simple process; it does not require contact with the baby, and is neither painful nor dangerous for the baby or the mother.