| When blood cord banking came into existence, | | | | marrow. It is proven that blood cord is rich |
| hope for new medical possibilities came to | | | | in stem cells that rejuvenate the bone |
| be. An alternative has been opened, a new, | | | | marrow. Stem cells form part of our body's |
| better choice for our health needs. Blood | | | | blood and immune system and they have the |
| cord banking or cord blood banking is a | | | | capability to rejuvenate the other cells in |
| relatively new addition in the medical realm. | | | | our body's system thus can be a potent cure |
| | | | versus the dreaded cancer diseases that wreak |
| Blood cord banking is the process of | | | | havoc on man. Blood cord banking is like a |
| preserving blood from a new born baby's | | | | new blood for a new life for man. |
| umbilical cord and placenta. The concept of | | | | |
| blood cord banking starts immediately as soon | | | | Many parents have started banking their new |
| as a mother gives birth, the blood in the | | | | borne children's umbilical cord, doubling in |
| umbilical cord and placenta is immediately | | | | number every year. As a result, more and more |
| preserved through freezing and kept in a | | | | blood cord banking companies have come into |
| depository until such time in the future as | | | | existence. Cord Blood donation is likewise |
| when that same baby, all grown up, will be | | | | medically safe, posing no risks to the health |
| needing, if ever, a transplant of the bone | | | | of the mother and the infant. Collection of |
| marrow or for treatment of leukemia or | | | | the blood cord does not harm you or your baby |
| Fanconi's Anemia. | | | | since the process is done after you have |
| | | | given birth. |
| As the blood cord banking concept is still in | | | | |
| its infancy stage, starting just in the mid | | | | You as an expectant parent should weigh the |
| 90s, research and studies on the subject have | | | | choices you have, would you bank your |
| still to positively conclude its full | | | | newborn's cord blood? Or should you not? Do |
| medicinal benefits. | | | | the long term medical benefits that you are |
| | | | even not assured of needing in the future far |
| Despite of this however, many blood cord | | | | outweigh the reality of the current high |
| banks have come into existence since | | | | costs of preserving and banking your child's |
| transplants of umbilical blood cord have been | | | | cord blood? |
| successful in the treatment of diseases of | | | | |
| the immune and blood systems. Leukemia and | | | | You know, its not remote that scientists |
| Fanconi's Anemia are just some of the | | | | researching on its usefulness will discover |
| diseases treated by umbilical cord blood. In | | | | more cures for cord blood for other diseases. |
| Fanconi's Anemia alone, 2000 patients have | | | | The procedure of collecting cord blood is |
| undergone this procedure. | | | | simple and painless for both you and your |
| | | | infant and likewise there are no health risks |
| Formerly viewed as birth medicinal waste, | | | | involved. There are many public blood cord |
| umbilical cord blood due to its high demand, | | | | banks that accept donations for use by the |
| is now a valuable commodity because it is | | | | public, donated cord blood is lost to the |
| rich in hematopoietic stem cells, progenitor | | | | donor forever. Private, for-profit blood cord |
| cells that produce red blood cells, it also | | | | banks however charge an average of $2,000.00 |
| has white blood cells and platelets. | | | | to collect and preserve the umbilical cord |
| | | | blood for possible use of the child or family |
| Umbilical cord blood is abundant in blood | | | | in the future. |
| cells that are proven to restock the bone | | | | |