The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, describes the use of umbilical cord blood, which can be a source for stem cells. In this podcast, she focuses on the storage of cord blood and talks about donation of cord blood to the national registry. Dr. Hudspeth concludes by telling a very moving story of a baby diagnosed with leukemia at three months old who was saved by cord blood from a donor individual.

For more information on donating cord blood through the national registry, click here.