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‘The Business of Happily Ever Afters’ NZBusiness Mag
Many years into running my PR company, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I loved the clients, my team, and the media (mostly). But learning about cord blood banking set me on a new and unexpected path. Now, 20 years after I co-founded CordBank Aotearoa’s first – and still only – cord blood bank. –…
Read MoreHaving another baby? Here’s your chance to win free cord blood banking
If you’re expecting the arrival of a new baby, then we have some more happy news for you. When you register with us to bank your baby’s cord blood from now until 15 December 2017, you’ll go into the draw to get it for free. The prize includes registration, processing and the 1st year of…
Read More15th birthday makeover for CordBank
We’re delighted to official reveal our 15th birthday CordBank brand make-over. Thanks to Liv Kirkpatrick, photographer and CordBank mother of two for these gorgeous packaging shots.
Read MoreCord blood ‘life-changing’ for eczema patients
Stem cell scientists have accidentally found a treatment for eczema that could bring hope to millions
Read MoreWin free cord blood banking this month – celebrating Frances’ survival
Kiwi families have the chance to win free cord blood banking for their babies this month – thanks to a special promotion celebrating the 7th anniversary of Frances Everall’s life saving cord blood re-infusion. Diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer when she was only 4, Frances’ outlook was very grim. But thank to the foresight…
Read More‘It’s cheaper than my TV and I never thought we’d use it’
Just hours after Bailey was born, her mother Rebecca noticed she was moving strangely. Despite initially being given the all clear, a brain scan was performed by the paediatric neurology team shortly after Bailey left hospital. The results showed that she had suffered a stroke in utero. The doctors believe that a piece of placenta had travelled through…
Read MoreBig cost, little value? – Why 2.35 million parents have banked their children’s cord blood
Over 2 million parents world wide (and many thousands of kiwi families) have banked their babies cord blood. So why do they choose to pay for the service and what are the benefits? 1. Cord blood has been used to treat cancer for the past 25 years – in NZ and around the world. …
Read MoreJoy after sorrow for family after Doha fire tragedy
A year after tragically losing their two-year-old triplets in a fire in a Doha mall, local family Martin and Jane Weekes welcomed their new babies into the world. Born on July 30, the twins were a very special addition to the family and their arrival was celebrated by us all. Proud father Martin described their…
Read MoreNew baby boy for Emily Sanson-Rejouis – three years after Haitian earthquake devastation
In 2010, New Zealander Emily Sanson-Rejouis and her husband Emmanuel were in Haiti working for the UN peace-keeping mission when they faced incomprehensible tragedy. A massive earthquake claimed the lives of over 300,000 people including Emily’s husband and two of their three young daughters, Kofie-Jade (5yrs) and Zenzie (3yrs). Thankfully little Alyahna (who was only one year old at the time)…
Read MoreWhy Saving Cord Blood for Every Child Matters
Why Saving Cord Blood for Every Child Matters As a nurse at a hospital in Arizona, Rachel Fryar first learned about the benefits of cord blood banking at work. When she and her husband, Colby, became pregnant with their first son, Jacob, they banked for the same reasons many families do – to be prepared…
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