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We’d like to help you make an informed choice about storing your baby’s cord blood stem cells. To get you started, we’ve identified certain independent articles covering various issues of cord blood stem cell banking. We’ve catagorised the articles into five sections:

Quick dip: a few references we’ve chosen to give you a feel for the information available

More about umbilical cord blood stem cells and their uses today
More about collecting and storing umbilical cord blood stem cells
More about future possibilities, regenerative medicine and cell expansion technology
More about different opinions on public and private umbilical cord blood stem cell banks

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We’d also ask you to note that:

• Some papers discuss research at an early stage – whatever the outcome of the research, it doesn’t mean a particular treatment will definitely become available for people to use in the future. No-one can accurately predict that.
• Inevitably, there are a few papers that discuss very sensitive issues, for example studies where those involved have been very ill and died, or where animals have been used in research. These are difficult issues, but we believe it’s most important to provide you with some of the information that is out there.
• There is nothing included in these pages that can’t already be found on the internet.
• Needless to say, we can’t be held responsible for what other people write, and absolutely support the right that everyone has to their own opinion.
• These links might not always provide you with the entire article, often the link is to an abstract, and in some cases the copyright owner for these articles may charge you a fee for access to the full article.

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