World Cord Blood Day is a global event hosted and organized by Save the Cord Foundation (a 501c3 non-profit). 

World Cord Blood Day started from a need to expand cord blood education globally. 

​In 1988, an important event happened that would forever change the way we look at our bodies and the birthing process.  The event was a cord blood stem cell transplant performed by Dr. Eliane Gluckman in France. It saved a young boy's life who was fighting Fanconi Anemia.

Today, cord blood stem cells are routinely used to treat patients in need of a stem cell transplant to treat one of over 80 life-threatening diseases including many blood cancers, leukemia, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, lymphoma and more. 

Cord blood is also key to critical reseach in the areas of autism, HIV, stroke, hearing loss, spinal cord injury and more. 

Unfortunately, most of the general public is not aware of the need to preserve this valuable natural resource.  In the majority of births (easily over 98% in some countries), cord blood is thrown away as medical waste. 

​Why? Why throw cord blood away if it can help someone?


Cord blood is often thrown away due to a simple lack of awareness.

The purpose of World Cord Blood Day is to educate and build awareness
​of this life-saving medical resource around the globe.

Doctors and their patients are struggling everyday to find stem cell matches -- cord blood stem cells is a critical source of stem cells. By encouraging parents and doctors to preserve cord blood more often, stem cell matches could be found more easily.  Likewise, governments and policy makers worldwide need relevant and accurate information about cord blood stem cells in order to establish policies that help the greater good without hampering innovation.  Tomorrow's parents also need unbiased and accurate information on cord blood so that they can make the best best choice for their families and their communities. 

Learn more about this free and global event at www.WorldCordBloodDay.org

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