After the baby has been delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped and about 2 to 3 ounces of the blood it contains are collected. The blood is then transferred to a specially prepared bag and sent ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by ...

A new human somatic stem cell ... cord blood with intrinsic pluripotent differentiation potential. J. Exp. Med. 200, 123–135 (2004). Article Google Scholar ACOG Committee Opinion No. 399 ...

I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, which would be full of stem cells. We would like to know how that works and if there are already uses for cord blood.