print email comment close Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Banks URL: http://parentsguidecordblood.org/ Description: This guide's mission is to provide medical pros and cons for banking and storage of umbilical cord blood, and to explain the difference between donating to a public registry versus a private bank. It discusses ethical issues, costs, research, and stem cells. It has a questionnaire of issues which parents should address before making donor decisions. Company Links lists companies providing private Cord Blood Banks (CBB), along with a guide to help evaluate their services. Author: Jacobs, Arlene E.; Verter, Frances, editor Library of Congress Subject Headings: Blood banks Directed blood donations Fetal blood Stem cells LII Database Information: Record 5180 created by Julianna Hamann on 06/02/2002 Last modification on 06/08/2007 Published: 06/02/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5180