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Umbilical Cord Blood: A Precious Resource

By Melissa Ramsdell for Your Baby Today

Kathie DiLoreto was pregnant with twins when her doctor discovered a tumor on her ovary during a routine ultrasound. "The doctor said it was a blessing," she says. "If I wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't have known." After surgery and chemotherapy, DiLoreto now is in remission.

When the twins, Dakota and Sierra, were born, DiLoreto and her husband decided to preserve their umbilical cord blood as an insurance policy. If the ovarian cancer ever came back, her doctor explained, the cord blood cells could save DiLoreto's life.

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By Melissa Ramsdell for Your Baby Today

Kathie DiLoreto was pregnant with twins when her doctor discovered a tumor on her ovary during a routine ultrasound. "The doctor said it was a blessing," she says. "If I wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't have known." After surgery and chemotherapy, DiLoreto now is in remission.

When the twins, Dakota and Sierra, were born, DiLoreto and her husband decided to preserve their umbilical cord blood as an insurance policy. If the ovarian cancer ever came back, her doctor explained, the cord blood cells could save DiLoreto's life.

Jump to full text of this article here.