Saving your baby’s cord blood could save your baby’s life
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The vision for your child’s life.
You want more for your child than you had. You want them to have security and opportunities, but above all else, your child needs health for a stable and successful future. When you bank your baby’s cord blood, you future-proof their health in a world where they will live longer than ever.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
POTENT
Cord blood cells are the most powerful cells, undamaged by the aging process.1
FLEXIBLE
They can turn into other types of cells including heart, muscle and nerve cells.1
POWERFUL
For the past 30 years cord blood has been used to rebuild children’s immune systems after cancer treatment — as an alternative to bone marrow transplants.2
Brain injury at birth
Brain injury at birth
Daniel and Jillian were blessed with beautiful twin girls. Life couldn’t have been better. But when one of their twins, Maia, failed to meet the usual developmental milestones it was clear she had suffered oxygen deprivation at birth. It left her “disconnected” and developmentally delayed. Because her stem cells were banked at birth, they could be used to repair her brain injury.
Surviving a deadly cancer
Surviving a deadly cancer
At just four years old, Auckland local Frances was diagnosed with a stage four Neuroblastoma (a cancer of the nervous system). Her parents were told to take her home to die. But armed with Frances’ cord blood they fought back and their daughter survived. Today she is well and healthy – all thanks to her cord blood stem cells stored at CordBank.
WHY CORDBANK?
Thousands of families around New Zealand have invested in saving their children’s cord blood. Here’s why…
News
Cord Tissue Stem Cells Heal Crohn’s Disease Fistulas
23 / 04 / 26
A new meta-analysis is highlighting the potential of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a treatment for Crohn’s-related fistulas. In New Zealand, more than 20,000 people are affected by inflammatory bowel disease, one of the highest rates in the world. The analysis pooled data from 25 studies across Europe, North America and Asia, involving […]
New Alzheimer’s study explores cord blood cells
23 / 04 / 26
Researchers in China have launched a new clinical study investigating the use of cells from umbilical cord blood in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The Phase 1 study which began in July 2025 involves 30 participants. All will continue their usual Alzheimer’s medications and will be randomly assigned to receive either cord blood cells or a […]
Brain Development Doesn’t Stop at 25
22 / 04 / 26
Key brain wiring and network efficiency continue developing into the early 30s, according to a major new study analysing brain scans from over 4,200 people. That viral claim that the brain is “fully developed at 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Read more here.
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