On December 14, New Jersey Legislators approved a bill that would allow all pregnant women to be made aware of their option to donate umbilical cord blood for research or to bank. If the bill is finalized, all hospitals, mid wives and doctors will be required to tell women who are preparing for childbirth so that they have an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life.  

There are currently 12 states that require that pregnant women be made aware of their rights to donate umbilical cord blood for research or to bank.  

With more women aware of their options the umbilical cord blood donation may increase and more research can be done.

Umbilical cord blood donation has helped find cures for some diseases and conditions that may not have been treated otherwise. To learn more about cord blood donation, visit http://www.cord-blood-banking.org

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