Program on Cord Blood Banking Set for February 12 at Valley Hospital
January 10,2012
Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital’s Center for Women, Children and Family Education is offering a “What is Cord Blood Banking?” This one-session class will discuss the topic of cord blood banking, which is the collection and storage of the stem cells found in your newborn’s umbilical cord. Today, cord blood stem cells have been used successfully in the treatment of over 70 life-threatening diseases. When you bank your baby’s cord blood, you are making a choice that could potentially provide a life saving treatment for your child or a family member.
This 1 hour class will be held on Tuesday, February 12 from 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., at the The Dorothy B. Kraft Center, 15 Essex Road, Paramus. For more information, to schedule an appointment, or to obtain a complete course catalog and schedule for Valley’s Parent Education Programs, please call The Valley Hospital’s Center for Women, Children and Family Education at 201-291-6151.