The umbilical cord is an incredible organ – it is the reason for your baby’s sustenance while they are inside you. From oxygen to “food”, it is the cord that provides everything that your baby needs from the moment he is conceived to the time he is out in the world. And the magic doesn’t end there. Cord blood banking is the process of collecting the blood from your newborn baby’s umbilical cord after it has been cut away and preserving it for 20 years or more. Research has shown that cord blood banking could possibly save the child, and maybe some members of his family, in case of life…