Inside This Issue

Read the complete stories in the August/September 2008 issue (PDF).

Cord Blood brings new hope for children with cystic fibrosis

The O’Neill family from Cambridge are the first New Zealanders to take part in a ground breaking medical study into cystic fibrosis, thanks to the generosity of CordBank. 

April promotion winners

An Auckland Mum who banked her baby’s cord blood int he hope that it might one day help his wheelchair-bound older sister has won all her CordBank costs back in our latest competition.

Umbilical cord blood shows promise in treatment of juvenile diabetes

A new US study has offered insights into the way umbilical cord blood can be used to successfully treat diabetes.

Refer a friend

CordBank has had an excellent response to the “Refer a Friend” promotion. Thank you for all your referrals. We really appreciate your support in telling friends and afmily about cord blood banking. Every time you refer a friend, who then registers with us, we’ll give you both a $50 Farmers gift voucher.

A parent thank you

“We found out just yesterday that we might have to have an inducement and/or c-section this week! We had thought we had time to organise the cord blood banking, but now started to panic … I rang the 0800 number and spoke with Kylie, who was amazing and in my opinion went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure we got our kit in time.”