Should You Bank Your Cord Blood?
Many expecting parents wonder whether or not to use a cord blood bank? Cord blood is one of the richest sources of stem cells available. It has a higher concentration of stem cells than bone marrow or circulating blood. Cord blood stem cells can replace other cells in the body that are abnormal, weakened, or destroyed by disease. So the more stem cells parents store, the greater the potential health options they receive will have. A revolutionary cord blood banking service, known as Placenta-Cord banking, allows parents-to-be to bank the most stem cells possible by enabling them to bank 2 units of blood-forming stem cells instead of just 1, by banking both placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood. This unique combination can yield the most stem cells possible—and more CD34+ stem cells transplanted has been shown to improve transplant success and patient survival for hematopoietic (blood forming) reconstitution.
Companies like LifebankUSA make banking your child’s cord blood simple, easy, and can result in amazing benefits for your child’s potential future health needs. Because of how simple it is and because of its many health benefits, thousands of parents-to-be choose to bank placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood stem cells each year. How does the placenta-derived stem cell and cord blood collection process work? It’s as easy as making a phone call to a reputable and highly accredited banking facility and informing your doctor or healthcare provider of your desire to bank your child’s placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood. Collection takes only 5 minutes and is performed by your doctor or another healthcare provider immediately following your child’s birth. After collection, the placenta and cord blood units are picked up by a courier and delivered to a cryogenic storage facility, where they are processed and the cells cryogenically stored (frozen).
admin @ May 6, 2008
