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How families are using their newborn stem cells

How families are using their newborn stem cells

Last year was a busy one for our group’s newborn stem cell labs and storage facilities in North America. A steady stream of families contacted our team, requesting the release of their stored newborn stem cell samples for use in stem cell transplant procedures or...

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“I’ll do everything I can to help my kids.”

“I’ll do everything I can to help my kids.”

There’s nothing quite like knowing someone all their life to create a bond strong enough to see you through the toughest of times. Just ask CBR (Insception Lifebank’s sister company) parents Whitney and Ely.* Good friends since elementary school, they began dating...

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How Cord Blood Can Help People Without Matching Genetic Donors

How Cord Blood Can Help People Without Matching Genetic Donors

Researchers have announced that newborn stem cells played a key role in the successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – a rare and often life-threatening disease that causes high blood pressure in the arteries of the lung and often leads to a heart...

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8 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy

8 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy

November is World Prematurity Month, which is dedicated to raising awareness of preterm birth. Preterm birth is the delivery of a baby prior to 37 weeks gestation – or more than 3 weeks prior to the due date. Staying pregnant to full term is one of the best ways to...

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Blake’s Story: A decision that was just meant to be!

Blake’s Story: A decision that was just meant to be!

World Cord Blood Day, on November 17th, is designed to expand cord blood banking awareness globally.1 To mark the day, we’re sharing an uplifting story about Annette, her son Blake, and their journey to use cord blood as treatment for Blake’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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Angelika and Leyla: A Remarkable Story

Angelika and Leyla: A Remarkable Story

When Angelika and her husband Sami were expecting their second child, they received news that shook their world – their baby had suffered a brain bleed in utero and there was a high likelihood that their child would be born with cerebral palsy.

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Sibling Umbilical Cord Blood Providing Options for Cerebral Palsy

Sibling Umbilical Cord Blood Providing Options for Cerebral Palsy

When Nosheen’s first child, Armaan, was born, there were complications during birth causing severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to the lack of oxygen.  The prognosis for Armaan was dire. “We didn’t expect to be able to take him home,” says Nosheen. “We were told that his care was palliative and that eventually his brain may start shutting down.”

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Umbilical Cord Blood – Strikes a Chord

Umbilical Cord Blood – Strikes a Chord

Nira Arora, co-host of 94.5 Virgin Radio’s Early Morning show Jonny, Holly & Nira has welcomed the birth of her first daughter Jaya on May 6th, 2017. Nira and her husband Garry have joined the ranks of many Canadian parents choosing to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood and tissue stem cells at birth.

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