(CNN) -- When Leidy Sanchez and her husband, Carlos Reyes, went to the hospital last week to deliver their baby, a nurse got her a gown, hooked her up to a fetal monitor and asked an unexpected question: Would they like to donate cells from their baby's umbilical cord blood to a public bank?"We said, 'For real, people are doing this?' " says Sanchez. "We'd never heard of it."
Showing posts with label CNN Senior Medical Correspondent November 18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CNN Senior Medical Correspondent November 18. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Your baby can save a life
(CNN) -- When Leidy Sanchez and her husband, Carlos Reyes, went to the hospital last week to deliver their baby, a nurse got her a gown, hooked her up to a fetal monitor and asked an unexpected question: Would they like to donate cells from their baby's umbilical cord blood to a public bank?"We said, 'For real, people are doing this?' " says Sanchez. "We'd never heard of it."
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