1.   Several other smaller public cord blood collection sites exist at university hospitals around the country.

2.   The cord blood used will come from public cord banks.

3.   This summer, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will award five-year grants to fund four regional public cord blood banks.

4.   While public cord banking grows, some scientists worry about the competition from private cord blood enterprises, which they claim play on the worst fears of parents.

5.   They insist that public cord banks provide the same service as private banks without cost to parents.