Stem Cell Preservation

Stem Cell Preservation In the past decade, most new parents have been given a choice of banking their baby’s cord blood or donating it to a public storage bank.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that is available when your baby is born and before the umbilical cord is discarded.  Collecting cord blood [...]

The Life Saving Practice of Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells

The Life Saving Practice of Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells Collecting cord blood stem cells has become a common practice in modern medicine and can be addressed by the OBGYN as the expectant mom during the first trimester of pregnancy. If you’re an expectant mom, undoubtedly health and wellness for you and baby are at [...]

Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research Research shows that the blood that comes from a baby’s umbical cord is a rich source of stem cells.   Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into other tissues and blood vessels and can be used to treat a variety of diseases.   Up until recently stem cells came from bone marrow, but [...]

Cord Blood Options

Cord Blood Options When my husband and I found out we were expecting our second child this Thanksgiving, the first thing we did was jump online and sign up on all the baby sites for free baby things.   Pretty soon our mail box was being filled with all sorts of coupons and advertisements, among them, [...]

Cryopreservation-How Your Baby’s Cord Blood Is Stored

Cryopreservation-How Your Baby’s Cord Blood Is Stored Most cord blood banking companies state that your baby’s cord blood will be stored in a state of the art cryoprservation center.  This is the number one choice of most cord blood storage banks.  It is the method that protects and preserves your baby’s stem cells should they [...]

Collecting Cord Blood after Delivery

Collecting Cord Blood after Delivery Whether you have decided to store your baby’s cord blood at a private storage bank or whether you have decided to donate your newborn’s cord blood, there are some steps you need to take before your bundle of joy is due.   Researching private blood storage banks and finding out if [...]

Adult Stem Cell Preservation

Adult Stem Cell Preservation Ask any new parent who has stored cord blood and they will be able to tell you all about storing their newborn’s umbilical cord blood for use in the future.  What happens though for people who do not have children or whose children were born before this potential life saving alternative [...]

Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells: What You MUST Know

Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells: What You MUST Know Stem cells are precursor cells that can differentiate into mature and specialized adult cells of different types. Stem cells are very helpful in the treatment of various diseases of blood and immune system origin, including many cancers. Adult stem cells can be obtained from bone marrow [...]

Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells: The Patient’s Experience

Collecting Cord Blood Stem Cells: The Patient’s Experience Many expectant mothers wish to donate their baby’s cord blood, but many are turned away due to strict qualifying regulations, underfunded facilities and lack of planning. Mothers who wish to donate their baby’s cord blood, should become familiar with the procedure used in collecting cord blood stem [...]

Stem Cell Preservation: Why Is It Important?

Stem Cell Preservation: Why Is It Important? Stem Cells are referred to as progenitor cells meaning that they form the origin for different forms of adult cells. A broad classification of stem cells can be made into two types: • Embryonic stem cells are found in a budding embryo and help in forming tissues as they [...]

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