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What is cord blood banking?
Your unborn baby may be part of the first generation to live beyond 100. Chances are they will need stem cells to stay healthy. Did you know that you can secure the most powerful source of stem cells available within minutes of birth by choosing cord blood banking?
Cord blood is the richest available source of billions of powerful stem cells, which can repair, regenerate and save lives. Cord blood banking is the process of collecting this blood from the umbilical cord and placenta and storing it for use in future stem cell therapies.There have been more than 1 million stem cell transplants worldwide6and they are being investigated in over 6,500 clinical trials13. Doctors and scientists believe that cord blood stem cells are one of the cornerstones of regenerative medicine and may soon offer therapies for many incurable diseases, such as cerebral palsy, autism and diabetes.
You only get one chance to bank your baby’s cord blood – the day they are born. To receive more information about the process and benefits, download your Parents’ Guide.Read our stem cell storage FAQs for answers to the most common questions about banking your baby’s stem cells.
By saving your baby’s cord blood the day they are born,you could help protect their health, for the rest of their life!
What are the benefits of cord blood banking?
Powerful
Umbilical cord blood stem cells are pure and plastic, meaning that they can become almostany cell in the human body
Unique
Saving baby’s cord blood at birth is your one chance to help them access certain stem cell types that are only found in cord blood
Perfect
Your baby’s cord blood is their perfect biological match – with no risk of rejection
Safe
Umbilical cord blood banking is completely risk free, non-invasive and painless, yet it could protect your baby for the rest of their life
The stem cells in your baby’s cord blood are the most potent that they will ever have. They can become almost any tissue type in the body and may even be used to regrow entire organs. Banking cord blood ensures that your baby is prepared to benefit from the future of stem cell medicine.
Cord blood banking – What happens on the day?
Cord blood banking is non-invasive and should have no impact upon your birth plan or delivery process. The collection will take place in a separate room, after the third stage of labour. Either your consultant or a trained and licensed phlebotomist, provided by Cells4Life, can perform the collection. Once they collect the cord blood, one of our dedicated medical couriers will come to the maternity unit to collect the sample and bring it directly back to our laboratory. We will then process the cord blood, perform various tests and place it securely into long term storage. Should your child or a family member ever need to use the sample, all you have to do is contact us and we will liaise with your medical facility to release the stem cells for treatment.
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