Cord Blood Storage
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Cord blood is taken from the umbilical cord once a baby has been born. This is done for the purpose of storing it in the event it should be needed for future health reasons. One of the main reasons for storing cord blood is to potentially offer additional health treatment options that might not be available without cord blood. Many parents are now even electing to collect stem cells from the placenta after birth due to the fact that it contains such a rich source of stem cells.
The process for harvesting placenta-derived stem cells is non-invasive and does not harm the baby or the mother. It is performed immediately after birth by the mother’s health care provider and then banked by a reliable cord blood bank. Arrangements should be made with the hospital as well as with a stem cell storage bank prior to the baby’s birth.
Cord Blood
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Unlike companies that only preserve cord blood, LifebankUSA™ is the first and only stem cell bank in the United States to store and release placenta-derived stem cells, in combination with stem cells from cord blood, for transplant. One of LifebankUSA’s goals is to help medical professionals educate expecting parents about their stem cell banking options and the fact that not all banks just collect and preserve cord blood alone. One of the reasons expecting parents choose LifebankUSA is because of the potential increase in CD34+ stem cells banked with Placenta-Cord banking compared to cord blood alone. Expecting parents have the option to bank stem cells from 2 sources: the placenta and the cord blood. This unique cord blood and placenta-derived stem cell banking option can provide expecting parents with the potential to bank the most CD34+ stem cells possible—and more CD34+ stem cells have been shown to improve transplant success and patient survival in the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases and conditions.
Cord Blood Banking
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Many expecting parents know that they have a lot to protect and seek peace of mind and security from cord blood banking. Are all cord blood banking services really the same? Does the type of cord blood banking service affect the potential use and benefit of the banked product for your newborn or family?
If you’re an expecting parent you may have already been approached by a cord blood banking company promising you the highest stem cell recovery, often referred to as TNC (Total Nucleated Cell) count or recovery. While many cord blood banking companies mention that the goal of cord blood banking is saving as many stem cells as possible, they may fail to mention specifically which stem cells can benefit your child should a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant be needed. In a 2006 published study of 826 cord blood units, several cord blood units had more than 40% nucleated red blood cells, which in cord blood have no benefit and can lead to complications when the cord blood unit is used to treat a potentially life-threatening disease or condition. Some cord blood banks leave significant amounts of red blood cells in cord blood units, artificially inflating the TNC count with nucleated red blood cells. Instead of focusing on TNC, expecting parents considering cord blood banking should choose a cord blood banking service that can offer them the opportunity to collect as many CD34+ stem cells as possible, which studies have shown are the blood-forming cells that matter most for transplant success and patient survival in the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases and conditions.
Expecting parents have a greater chance of collecting the most CD34+ stem cells possible by banking from two sources: the placenta and the cord blood. This procedure, which is known as Placenta-Cord banking, can potentially result in an increased total number of CD34+ stem cells banked. The placenta is up to 15 times richer in CD34+ stem cells than cord blood. LifebankUSA™ is currently the only cord blood banking company that processes and stores stem cells from two of the richest sources of blood-forming CD34+ stem cells: the placenta and the cord blood.
Cord Blood Bank
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Choosing a cord blood bank is an incredibly important step in preparing for your family’s future potential health needs. A cord blood bank can preserve your newborn’s cord blood stem cells, which can potentially be used by your family to treat certain life-threatening diseases and conditions. However, not all cord blood banks are the same. Unlike cord blood banks that only preserve cord blood, LifebankUSA™ is the first and only cord blood bank in the United States to store and release placenta-derived stem cells for transplant. LifebankUSA’s goal is to help medical professionals educate expecting parents about their cord blood bank options and the fact that not all cord blood banks are the same.
LifebankUSA has provided thousands of parents and healthcare professionals with education and peace of mind by offering a revolutionary stem cell banking service known as Placenta-Cord banking. Expecting parents choose Placenta-Cord banking because of the potentially significant increase in CD34+ stem cells banked compared to cord blood alone.
Through a leading cord blood bank, expecting parents can now bank stem cells from 2 sources: the placenta and the cord blood. This unique cord blood banking option can provide expecting parents with the potential to bank the most CD34+ stem cells possible—and more CD34+ stem cells have been shown to improve transplant success and patient survival in the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases and conditions.
For additional information about this leading cord blood bank, visit the company’s website at http://www.lifebankusa.com or call the cord blood bank’s education specialists at 877-543-3226.
Cord Blood
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Your newborn’s cord blood can be stored, and used in the future, to treat certain potentially life-threatening diseases. Cord blood is one of the richest sources of hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells available. The stem cells derived from cord blood have already been used to treat thousands of patients with potentially life-threatening diseases and have the potential to treat far more.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bank your newborn’s cord blood comes along only at birth. Regardless of whether you bank your newborn’s cord blood with a public or private cord blood bank, you should be aware of the lifesaving potential of your newborn’s cord blood and privately bank or donate the cord blood rather than allow for such a precious, lifesaving resource to be discarded, as is often the case.
