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GIVEAWAY – Made4Baby Starter Pack
GIVEAWAY – Made4Baby Starter Pack TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The promoter of this competition (“competition”) is CordBank Limited (“CordBank”), PO Box 69757, Wellesley Street, Auckland. Participation in this competition is subject to the acceptance of these terms and conditions. You are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions by tagging a friend…
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GIVEAWAY – Edwards & Co Avery Capsule and Base TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The promoter of this competition (“Competition”) is CordBank Limited (“CordBank”), PO Box 69757, Wellesley Street, Auckland. Participation in this Competition is subject to the acceptance of these terms and…
Read MoreCelebrating the end of 2021 with a special offer from CordBank NZ
Celebrating the end of 2021 with a special offer from CordBank NZ Just complete your registration with us before 31 December 2021 and you’ll go into the draw to get it for free. The prize includes registration, processing, and the 1st year of storage. Only CordBank can store your baby’s cord blood stem cells…
Read MorePreterm brain injury cord blood stem cell study
Preterm brain injury cord blood stem cell study A PhD student at Monash University in Melbourne has been awarded the 2021 European Society for Paediatric Research Young Investigator Start Up Grant of 10,000 Euro for research on cord blood stem cell treatment for newborns with brain injury. Dr Lindsay Zhou is investigating the use…
Read MoreStem cell therapy for MS patients
Stem cell therapy for MS patients Medical professionals are now using stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease which causes the body’s immune system to attack different parts of the patient’s central nervous system such as the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. Currently there is no cure…
Read MoreDogs and kids – how they help
Dogs and kids – how they can help With a growing body of evidence that dogs can assist children, especially with issues like anxiety, scientists at Oregon State University have found that dogs do synchronise their behaviour with children in their familes, but not as much as they do with adults. The findings…
Read MoreA baby’s remarkable cord blood gift to her grandfather
A baby’s remarkable cord blood gift to her grandfather Czech woman Lucie Pinova’s father was only 60 when he suffered a serious stroke in 2018. His life was saved but he was left with paralysis of the right side of his body and lost his…
Read MorePrepping for a home birth…
PREPPING FOR A HOME BIRTH… 38 weeks and we are feeling ready. I’m still working, but had my last client in the salon yesterday and starting to wind down which is really lovely. I’ve had a couple of people ask about what to prepare with planning to give birth at home so here…
Read MoreJazmyne van Gosliga: 6 weeks till our DD
6 weeks till our DD 🗓 I wanna chat about cord blood banking… It’s been super interesting the discourse around this topic in the last couple of days. I guess it’s like a lot of things with becoming a new parent or having another baby, you have to make the decision that is best…
Read MoreJazmyne van Gosliga: What 26 weeks looks like…
What 26 weeks looks like… This week we received our Cordbank kit – After sharing it on my story and receiving a few messages about it, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to share our experiences with CordBank. Since being pregnant with Saachi, I soon realized that the option of CordBank isn’t…
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