We partner with hospitals to ensure that every family has the opportunity to store stem cells from their newborn’s umbilical cord blood.
Our Partner Hospitals help educate expectant parents about their cord blood options to donate, privately bank, or discard their newborn’s cord blood. They perform the cord blood collection immediately after delivery, and leave the rest to Cord for Life®.
Learn more about how our hospital program is helping to build the public inventory of cord blood through awareness, education, and access.
Cord blood collectors play a critical role in determining the transplant potential of each unit. The quantity of stem cells contained in cord blood is unpredictable and current protocols rely on the total volume collected as the first key to obtaining a transfusable stem cell unit.
Since cord blood stem cells do not regenerate, there is only a limited amount available for future use. The best results for patients begins in the delivery room – the more cord blood collected, the more stem cells can be recovered and stored.
We provide complete instructions for cord blood collections, including maternal blood draw requirements, vaginal, C-section, and ex-utero deliveries, and contact information for kit pick-up.
Cord for Life® is dedicated to increasing the public’s awareness of the lifesaving treasure that is cord blood and their cord blood options. We have developed a library of complimentary educational materials for your patients.
We offer FREE brochures in English and Spanish that explain stem cells, cord blood banking, and the benefits of donating cord blood to help build a genetically diverse public inventory. We also offer a brochure that explains the choices for cord blood banking – donate, privately bank, or discard, the collection process, and the approved uses for cord blood.
You can select individual items that best suit your needs or you choose our Cord Blood Awareness Packets that contain both educational and enrollment information.
Cord for Life® conducts scientific research to help determine the best collection, processing, and storage methods for cord blood units. Our goal is to ensure the best results for patients in need of a transplant.
We publish our findings to help improve the science of cord blood banking and the opportunities for families in need.
We publish our findings to help improve the science of cord blood banking and the opportunities for families in need.





Mrs. Dunbar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in medical lab science from University of Central Florida and received her medical technologist license (ASCP) in hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, chemistry, and serology. She started her career during her bachelor’s program as a lab assistant in the Transfusion Service at one of Florida’s largest hospitals and worked her way up to Supervisor. Over the 7 years in the Transfusion Service, she became very familiar with regulatory requirements and managing in a fast-paced environment. She received her master’s degree in healthcare administration during her time as a Supervisor from UCF and accepted her position in quality assurance where she hopes to continue to grow her knowledge in regulatory requirements..
Personal Background:
Ms. Cable has 35+ years – experience in Office, Management, Human Resources, & Customer Service. As the Director of Administration and Client Services, Ms. Cable joined Cord for Life in December 2006, and has assisted in providing more efficient and effective ways to ease the enrollment process, as well as obtaining and establishing excellent customer care during the enrollment and donation period; for our Storage and Donation customers.
Personal Background:
Mr. Hudspeth has over 28 years of clinical laboratory experience as a certified Medical Technologist (ASCP), including ten years with the University of North Carolina Hospitals and 18 years with Cord for Life. Mr. Hudspeth is licensed by the State of Florida as a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor in Immunohematology, Hematology, Serology, Clinical Chemistry, Molecular Pathology and Microbiology as well as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist and has completed the AABB Certification in Cellular Therapies through George Washington University.
Mr. Hudspeth is a registered Technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and a member of the Cord Blood Association. He has also enjoyed teaching Immunology to Clinical Laboratory Science and medical school students at UNC while working in the UNCH clinical labs. Mr. Hudspeth is an Eagle Scout with 5 palms and has served numerous volunteer positions within the local Scouts BSA Troop and Pack.
Personal Background:
During the last two years of Medical School, Dr. Irrgang was in the United States Navy 1915 Ensign Program and completed a clerkship at the Naval Hospital at Charleston, South Carolina as well as a research clerkship at the Naval Aerospace Institute at Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Irrgang completed her four year Pathology residency at Baylor University Medical Center, and her internship at the University District Hospital, Rio Piedras in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Currently, Dr. Irrgang is Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and licensed in the states of South Carolina, Texas, New Jersey and Florida and she is an Associate Medical Examiner at the District Nine Medical Examiners Office. Dr. Irrgang is a fellow at numerous organizations including; The College of American Pathologists, National Association of Medical Examiners, Florida Association of Medical Examiners, Seminole County Medical Society, and the Florida Medical Society.