Many mothers are eligible to donate or privately store their baby’s umbilical cord blood and tissue to help save lives. David Soll, a gynecologist and obstetrician at Banner Health, believes the ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

The FDA has sent a warning letter to a birth tissue company based in Texas, stating that its injectable umbilical cord product is considered a drug, not the less-regulated cell and tissue product. The ...