MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories

I try not to regret things in  my life.  However, one thing I regret not doing is storing my kids cord blood when they were born.  You never know when you may need those stem cells. When I was pregnant with my first, it was not something I really heard much about and I don’t even really remember if my doctor mentioned it to me.  We considered it with our second, but never did it.  After watching the success story video, I really wish we made the choice to store it.

What are Stem Cells?

So what exactly is cord blood?  Cord blood is the blood that is in your baby’s umbilical cord after the cord has been cut.  Cord blood is rich in stem cells that can be used in many medical treatments.  These stem cells are not the same stem cells that are at the center of the stem cell controversy.  You see, there are two different types of stem cells.  The “controversial” stems cells are the ones found in embryos called pluripotent stem cells.  The controversy comes in because many people believe it is unethical to destroy an embryo for medical purposes.  The stem cells found in cord blood are very different.  They are taken from an umbilical cord AFTER a baby is born.  There is no controversy here because if a family does not choose to store the cord blood, it then becomes medical waste.

The MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories serves Canada and the U.S. from New York to California.  Not only is MAZE affordable, but they do not charge yearly storage charges, but they also have nationwide delivery!  You can compare leading cord blood banks here.  You’re probably wondering how MAZE can be so affordable, yet have standards that meet or even in some instances, exceed the other cord banks.  It’s simple.  They made it their goal to make cord blood banking affordable so as many parents as possible could store their baby’s cord blood.  They did this by not spending millions of dollars a year on advertising costs.  Their testimonials and success stories show that MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories have succeeded in their mission.

The Maze Cord Blood Laboratories has very generously decided to give TWO Diaries of a Domestic Goddess readers the opportunity to win a $100 Cord Blood Banking coupon!!  Read below for details!

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This contest will run from January 9th until February 1st.  The winners will be notified via email and will have 48hrs to respond to the email with their shipping address.  If I do not hear from you, a new winner will be determined.  All winners are determined using the website, random.org.