Store your baby's umbilical cord blood to treat life-threatening diseases

Cord-blood banking is collecting and storing the blood from within the umbilical cord (the part of the placenta that delivers nutrients to a fetus) after a baby is born.

At or near term, there is a maternal–fetal transfer of cells to boost the immune systems of both the mother and baby in preparation for labor. This makes cord blood at the time of delivery a rich source of stem cells and other cells of the immune system. 

 These are potentially useful for treating diseases that require stem cell transplants (also called bone marrow transplants), such as certain kinds of leukemia or lymphoma, Aplastic anemia, severe sickle cell disease, and severe combined immunodeficiency.

Collecting cord-blood is completely safe and painless for the baby, and doesn’t affect labor or delivery.

How to Collect Cord-Blood

  • After the birth, the doctor clamps the umbilical cord in two places, about 10 inches apart and cuts the cord separating mother from baby. 
  • Then she inserts a needle and collects at least 40 milliliters of blood from the cord. 
  • The blood is sealed in a bag and sent to a lab or cord blood bank for testing and storage. 
  • The process only takes a few minutes and is painless for mother and baby.
  • Cord blood stem cells are biologically younger and are more flexible compared to adult stem cells from other sources like bone marrow

For cord-blood banking in Pakistan visit www.stemcellspakistan.pk

Interesting Facts

  • Cord blood banking is more often referred to as stem cell banking
  • Researchers are also exploring how cord blood has the ability to cross the blood–brain barrier and differentiate into neurons and other brain cells, which may be instrumental in treating conditions that have been unrepeatable up to this point. The most exciting of these are autism, cerebral palsy and Alzheimer's.
  • Immediate family members are more likely to also be a match for the banked cord blood. 
  • Siblings have a 25 percent chance of being a perfect match and a 50 percent chance of being a partial match. 
  • Parents, who each provide half the markers used in matching, have a 100% chance of being a partial match.
  • Cord blood stem cells are biologically younger and are more flexible compared to adult stem cells from other sources like bone marrow. Preserving them "stops the clock" and protects the cells from aging and being exposed to environmental factors and common viruses that can decrease their function.

References :www.cryo-cell.com
                    www.health.harvard.edu
                    www.webmd.com
                    www.cordblood.com


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