The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Recently Revised its Opinion of Cord Blood Banking
Until recently, ACOG advised against doctors referring patients to private cord blood banks. They now believe that doctors should give their clients a fair and balanced view of the advantages of private blood banks. Private Blood cell storage offers a number of advantages over public storage. The stem cell stored contains the babies’ blood therefore offering much better chances of matching well with the babies system. It is also a guarantee that the cord blood is available for the child and stored with the utmost care. CordBlood America, Inc. (CBAI.OB), also through its subsidiaries, is conducting extensive stem cell research…