Weekly FREE Cord Blood Banking Sweepstakes

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 Looking to store your baby’s cord blood or know someone who is?  Make sure to Enter our Weekly Drawing! Every week one lucky family will win free cord blood processing, shipping and 1 year of storage – a $1945 value. Winners are announced on FamilyCord’s Facebook Page each Monday.   Pin It Tweet

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Child’s New Windpipe Grown from Her Own Stem Cells

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Hannah Warren, a 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe, has become the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment of growing a new windpipe from her own stem cells. Since her 2010 birth, Hannah has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow. After learning of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini’s successful trachea [...]

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Mama Knows Best – Celebrities Share Their Mothers’ Best Parenting Advice

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Do you find yourself telling your kids those phrases your parents used to tell you as a child? Well you aren’t the only one! Check out what these celeb moms think is the best parental advice they got from their mom. We’d also love to hear  the best advice you received. Visit our Facebook page [...]

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How To: Stress Less as a Solo Parent

May 2, 2013
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FamilyCord knows parenting is no easy feat. From cooking meals to soccer practice to updating the chore chart, a parent’s work never seems to end. When going at it solo, the task list doubles and may even seem infinite. Well we found some great advice from those on the front lines: other single parents. Check [...]

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Big Moment for Stem Cell Treatments

April 30, 2013
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A big moment for stem cell treatments took place in Kansas. At a ceremony attended by legislators, lobbyists and patients, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill which created the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center. Patients thanked the governor at the signing ceremony for the stem cell treatments that saved their lives and expressed their [...]

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Scientist Harnesses Cord Blood Stem Cells to Make Use of Body’s Healing Potential

April 29, 2013
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FamilyCord has aided thousands of families who wanted to store their newborn’s stem cells for future use. To date, physician have used stem cells from umbilical cord blood in more than 25,000 transplants to treat over 80 life-threatening diseases. However, FamilyCord strongly believes in the future of stem cells and the still-to-be discovered uses of [...]

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Cord Blood Banking Package Giveaway With FabFitFun!

April 22, 2013
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As you continue to check items of your expectant parent to do list, don’t forget to enroll and get your cord blood banking kit! There are so many decisions you’ll make as a new parent but banking your baby’s stem cells should be one of the most easiest. Banking your baby’s stem cells offers a [...]

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Feel Fabulous While Pregnant

April 22, 2013
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When you are pregnant, it can seem like everyone has advice for you. Actually, usually everybody does. Your mom, your best friend, your manicurist, even your mailman! With so much information, it can be a lot to digest. Luckily, FamilyCord has found a spot where the filtering has already been done for you and it [...]

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Meet Andrew and Allison – Cord Blood Stem Cells Used to Treat Their Cerebral Palsy

April 8, 2013

Meet Andrew. An 11 year old boy that his mother, Maureen, describes as “already perfect”. Andrew was infused with his own umbilical cord blood stem cells in order to help his spastic cerebral palsy. He is just one of many children that are part of ongoing trials at Duke University and Georgia Health Services. These [...]

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7 Signs to Help You Determine If Your Child Has Allergies

April 5, 2013

Spring is here! With it comes sunshine, flowers and unfortunately, some seasonal allergies. FamilyCord wants to make sure your little ones avoid the discomfort that these allergies can bring. It can be difficult to determine between the common bug caught during a play date or a seasonal allergy that requires special attention. Parenting.com has a [...]

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8 Tips for Promoting Education At Home

April 3, 2013

Here are FamilyCord, we hear new parents say so often that they are experiencing everything in life again when they watch their baby experience it for the first time. On that note, we found some fun family activities From a recent People.com article that are great for quality time and will help inspire your kids [...]

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