Choices in Cord Blood Banking Factors Influencing Parental Decision Making Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Choices-in-Cord-Blood-Banking-Factors-Influencing-Parental-Decision-Making.html ) gives Importance of cord blood banking. Cord blood banking is increasingly being used to improve and save lives. Stem cells derived from umbilical blood have been used in more than 8,000 transplants worldwide to treat a wide range of blood diseases, genetic and metabolic disorders, immunodeficiencies and various forms of cancer. However, many expectant parents still do not fully understand the significance of cord blood storage. A study published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine shows that a third of expectant parents are unaware of the option to preserve cord blood. Of the two-thirds who have some knowledge, 74% describe themselves as “minimally informed.” This market report uses end-user surveys of expectant parents and technology-derived data to determine the factors involved in parental-decision making. More than 1,200 expectation parents answered a 35-question online survey between Dec. 1, 2008 – Jan. 15, 2009. The report includes:
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