Time to consider saving your baby’s cord blood?
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Have you begun to wonder why so many new parents are choosing to collect and save their baby’s umbilical cord and the blood that is left inside it after baby is born
It’s simple.
Stem cells.
Your baby’s cord blood and cord tissue are the richest and most powerful sources of stem cells that they will ever have. These cells have the power to regenerate and replace damaged tissue within the body and are even being used to treat conditions like diabetes, autism, stroke and cerebral palsy. Stem cells are the future of an exciting new area known as regenerative medicine that will transform the way that we manage and even cure injury and disease.
The number of therapies using umbilical cord stem cells is growing all the time, which is why more and more parents are looking to save their baby’s cord blood so that their child has access to these therapies should they need one of them in the future.
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What are the uses of cord blood?
Cord blood is already a recognised treatment for over 85 diseases and blood disorders such as leukaemia, neuroblastoma and anaemia. It is also increasingly being used in the field of regenerative medicine, treating conditions such as:
- Brain injury
- Arthritis
- Spinal cord damage
- MS
- Stroke
Stories of stem cells enabling a paralysed man to walk again or restoring sight to sufferers of blindness used to be the stuff of science fiction. However, with over 5,000 clinical trials investigating the use of stem cells to do this and more, it’s clear that real progress is being made to bring the promise of regenerative medicine into reality.
What are the benefits of storing my child’s own cord blood?
Storing your child’s own stem cells ensures that they have access to their perfect biological match, which means there is no risk of rejection in treatment. There is also a chance that their close family could use these stem cells, too. Parents will always have a 3 in 4 chance of being a good enough match for treatment. Siblings also have a 1 in 4 chance of a perfect match, meaning that they are close enough to be used. Cord blood stem cells have the potential to help not only your baby, but the rest of your family as well.
Umbilical cord blood and cord tissue are also the most powerful sources of adult stem cells your baby will ever have because they are more naïve and plastic than older stem cell types. This means that not only are they better received by less well-matched patients, they are also more efficacious in therapy.
Will it affect my birth plan?
Waterbirth? Caesarean? Physiological third stage?
Stem cell collection is compatible with all of these and more and will not impact your birth plan in any way. The procurement takes place in a separate room after the placenta has been delivered and the cord has been clamped and cut. This means you can have the birth you want and then concentrate on getting to know baby, whilst your cord blood bank takes care of everything else.
I would like delayed cord clamping, can I still collect stem cells?
Yes – with the right technology. Delayed cord clamping, and particularly optimal cord clamping, can result in a reduction in the amount of blood available for cord blood collection. This means there is often not enough blood for standard processing methods or it may have too few cells for therapeutic use. Cells4Lifeoffers a unique technology, TotiCyte, which can process very small volumes of blood, whilst also delivering 3 times more stem cells at the point of treatment, meaning that it is equivalent to a much larger sample processed using any other system.
Storing your baby’s stem cells is quick, simple, and completely safe, and it could make such a difference to your child’s future – it really is something every expectant parent should be informed of and have the opportunity to look into.
A free guide to cord blood bankingis available on request for those interested in learning more.
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Founded in 2002, Cells4Life is the UK’s largest cord blood bank. This is because they offer a unique service that gives your baby the best opportunities for treatment in the future. When it comes to stem cell therapy, the most crucial factor is the number of stem cells available, as this determines the weight of person that can be treated and the number of treatments a sample could provide – the more the better. Unique to Cells4Life, their CellsPlus service, powered by TotiCyte, delivers 3 times more stem cells at the point of treatment than any other system, meaning that samples processed by Cells4Life are more likely to protect your child throughout adulthood, and possibly even provide multiple therapies.