UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD RESEARCH A VALUE TOOL
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Dad Central for the Cord Blood Registry. I received promotional item to thank me for my participation.”
When I had my first child, I learned that there’s nothing more exciting and nerve racking than waiting for my baby to arrive. Recently, I learned that men can help to control things such and safety and the security of my family. One of those things is considering whether to bank or donate your newborn’s core blood stem cells.
Stem cells that are in a newborn’s umbilical cord have unique characteristics, other than are found in other parts of the body. Cord blood is rich in hematopoietic steam cells. HSC’s that are acquired from cord blood offer advantages compared to adult stem cells that come from bone marrow, and cord blood can be collected without posing risk to the mother or the newborn.
Because this information isn’t really presented in a fair and balanced manner, more than 90% of newborn stem cells are discarded as medical waste. There is only one chance to collect and store these stem cells, and that is immediately after birth. Expectant parents can either choose to store their child’s umbilical cord blood, or they can donate it to a public bank. As of now, only a select number of hospitals are able to collect the cord blood for storage in public cord blood banks.
A lot of parents don’t know that cord blood can have the potential for treatments and medical use that was not previously imagined. About 1/3 of parent’s comprehend that stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood are being used in regenerative and transplant medicine more often. Over the past 25 years cord blood stem cells have been used worldwide to treat nearly 80 serious diseases and disorders in adults and children.
The Family Cord Blood Banking Act has been introduced to Congress. This will ensure that cord blood banking services will be a qualified medical expense. For those people that believe in the continued study of stem cell research and want to provide their family with potential treatment options, cost should not be a barrier to preserve these unique, powerful cells.
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Dad Central for the Cord Blood Registry. I received promotional item to thank me for my participation.”
When I had my first child, I learned that there’s nothing more exciting and nerve racking than waiting for my baby to arrive. Recently, I learned that men can help to control things such and safety and the security of my family. One of those things is considering whether to bank or donate your newborn’s core blood stem cells.
Stem cells that are in a newborn’s umbilical cord have unique characteristics, other than are found in other parts of the body. Cord blood is rich in hematopoietic steam cells. HSC’s that are acquired from cord blood offer advantages compared to adult stem cells that come from bone marrow, and cord blood can be collected without posing risk to the mother or the newborn.
Because this information isn’t really presented in a fair and balanced manner, more than 90% of newborn stem cells are discarded as medical waste. There is only one chance to collect and store these stem cells, and that is immediately after birth. Expectant parents can either choose to store their child’s umbilical cord blood, or they can donate it to a public bank. As of now, only a select number of hospitals are able to collect the cord blood for storage in public cord blood banks.
A lot of parents don’t know that cord blood can have the potential for treatments and medical use that was not previously imagined. About 1/3 of parent’s comprehend that stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood are being used in regenerative and transplant medicine more often. Over the past 25 years cord blood stem cells have been used worldwide to treat nearly 80 serious diseases and disorders in adults and children.
The Family Cord Blood Banking Act has been introduced to Congress. This will ensure that cord blood banking services will be a qualified medical expense. For those people that believe in the continued study of stem cell research and want to provide their family with potential treatment options, cost should not be a barrier to preserve these unique, powerful cells.
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