Unlike companies that only preserve cord blood, ViaCord is the only cord blood banking company that is also a recognized leader in cord blood research. - [Read more]

The mission of the UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank is to support patients in need of a bone marrow transplant by banking umbilical cord blood from a variety of ethnic groups with continuing quality improvement and in an environment that fosters research. - [Read more]

Is Cord Blood Banking Right For You? by: Alli Ross

Saving your baby's umbilical cord blood allows it to be cryogenically stored, and then available if your child later becomes sick and needs a bone marrow transplant. Umbilical cord blood was discarded until the 1970's, when researchers discovered that umbilical cord blood could save lives under certain circumstances. How do you decide on cord blood banking? Many soon-to-be parents ask this very question.