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Cord Blood Stem Cells and Brain Injury

Watch doctors talk about the latest research with cord blood and brain injury.

Saving your baby's cord blood with CBR can be lifesaving to your family

Nothing is more important than protecting your family. Although your loved ones will never be immune from accidents or illness, you can have greater peace of mind by banking your baby's unique cord blood stem cells. Cord blood has been used to treat nearly 80 serious diseases and research is showing that it has potential to treat conditions that have no cure today.

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Watch Chloe's story—her cord blood was used for an experimental brain injury treatment.

See how cord blood banking made a lifesaving or life-changing difference for other CBR clients.

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Dr. Alvarez discusses the miracle of cord blood

ABC's The Doctors talks about cord blood and brain injury

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Why CBR is the #1 Choice of Ob/Gyns and Expectant Families

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CBR has saved cord blood for 325,000+ newborns and has helped client families get lifesaving transplants and other therapies. You can rely on CBR's experience and expertise for your family Learn more about CBR	Saving the most stem cells is very important in case you ever need to use them for your family. Find out how CBR's superior technology saves more cells Learn about CellAdvantage	Only CBR offers two ways to save stem cells—cord blood and cord tissue banking. Cord tissue and cord blood cells are different and may help repair the body in different ways Learn about cord tissue

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Regenerative Medicine

If you are a CBR client and your child has suffered a brain injury as a result of a fall or accident, stroke, cerebral palsy, or other neurological damage, please click here for important information on new medical studies for these conditions supported by the CBR Center for Regenerative Medicine.

July is Cord Blood Awareness Month

July has been designated Cord Blood Awareness Month by the National Health Information Center and a society of the American Hospital Association, with the goal of educating others about the medical value of cord blood stem cells.

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Cord Blood
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Helping doctors educate expecting parents about their newborn's cord blood.

Do you have unanswered questions about cord blood banking? Be assured, you are not alone. According to a recent study, 3 out of 4 expectant mothers who have heard of cord blood banking still consider themselves minimally informed.

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Disclaimer: Banking cord blood does not guarantee that the cells will provide a cure or be applicable for every situation. Ultimate use will be determined by the treating physician. Treatment for brain injury and juvenile diabetes is experimental and currently requires the use of your own cells. Medical treatments using cord tissue are still being researched.