Cord Blood Connect 2024 Session Recordings Now Available!Missed any sessions or want to revisit key moments? Access the Cord Blood Connect 2024 session recordings now and stay up to date with the latest in cord blood research and developments. Watch RecordingsExplore the 2024 AbstractsThe 2024 Abstracts are now published in Journal Volume 13, Issue Supplement 1 by Oxford University Press. Dive into the latest research and innovations presented at Cord Blood Connect 2024! Explore the 2024 Abstracts TodayEvaluations Now OpenThe evaluation form for Cord Blood Connect 2024 is now live! Visit the CME Information page to complete your evaluation and download your certificate before December 31, 2024. Complete Your CME Evaluations TodayCBA Letter to the Editor of the NYT, In Response to July 15 Article on Cord Blood BankingOn July 15, 2024, the New York Times (NYT) published an article about cord blood banking which was biased and reported negative information about family cord blood banking and also minimized the value of cord blood as a donor source for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The CBA has responded by submitting a letter to the editor, (limited to ~200 words by the NYT) which is under review by the New York Times staff and we are hopeful it will be published. In addition, we are planning to submit an Op Ed to present unbiased and accurate information about the status, uses, and future of cord blood banking in the near future. Please let us know your thoughts and suggestions for subjects to cover in the Op Ed submission by emailing [email protected]. Read MoreBenefits of MembershipThe CBA is an international, non-profit organization that promotes both public and family cord blood banking, with the objectives of saving lives, improving health and changing medicine. Our priorities are advocacy, quality products and services, market expansion, research and development, and public and professional education. If you share these interests, you are cordially invited to join with us. Join TodayInformation for Expectant ParentsExpectant parents are faced with important decisions, even before their baby is born. One of the most important is a life-altering decision about whether to bank their baby’s umbilical cord blood, or donate it to help others. If the precious stem cells in cord blood are not banked, they are discarded as medical waste. There’s no one choice that’s right for all parents. But health care professionals and parents have developed guidelines to help with the decision. Learn More |