Alexya Torres was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 2 years old. She went through 2 1/2 years of treatment, only to relapse six months later on her 5th birthday. She started chemotherapy and ...

You'll make a lot of choices during pregnancy – big, small, and everything in between. One decision that tends to fly under the radar but can have real, long-term impact? What to do with your baby's ...

Compassion and generosity are hallmarks of motherhood. As we look forward to this Mother’s Day, there is a singularly meaningful way that expectant mothers can show compassion and give hope to people ...

Compassion and generosity are hallmarks of motherhood. In honor of the recent Mother’s Day, there is a singularly meaningful way that expectant mothers can show compassion and give hope to people in ...

But those same guidelines urge more parents to donate their babies' cord blood - so that it might save someone's life today. Cord blood is rich in stem cells, the building blocks that produce blood - ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

One of the first acts of love that can be done in the name of a newborn is to donate the infant's umbilical cord blood. Cord blood contains stem cells, "master cells" that produce the various types of ...

After healthy expectant mothers deliver their healthy babies, they also have a unique opportunity to give others a second chance at life – by donating their umbilical cord blood. After a baby is born, ...

Q:Three and a half years ago when I had my son, I was able to donate umbilical cord blood to a public cord-blood bank. I want to donate cord blood again but am being told that there are no resources ...

Dr. Carolina Allers talks about why someone should think about donating their newborn's umbilical cord blood and how it could help to cure disease in the future.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. As Mother’s Day approaches, I’d like to thank all the expectant mothers who plan to donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood to a ...

WASHINGTON — Fliers in upscale doctors’ offices portray it as the hot new baby-shower gift: a registry where friends and family chip in almost $2,000 to start privately banking a newborn’s umbilical ...