Advantage of banking cord blood stem cells

With the use of stem cells for treating different types of diseases, the number of cord blood banks is also increasing.  Stem cells are the cells which are present in the blood of the umbilical cord, which attached the baby with the mother. After the delivery, this cord is de-attached. Earlier it was just thrown by considering as a waste but now the blood from this cord is stored for future use. The collection of the blood is done just after the delivery; it hardly takes five to ten minutes. The whole process is very simple and safe, and doesn’t affect the mother or the baby in any ways. Latest technologies are used to store the cells for future medical use by the banks.

More and more people are opting for it as there are many advantages of stem cells banking. The foremost advantage is that they are very easy to extract as compared to the bone marrow cells, no pain or risk occurs while extracting these stem cells. Also, their rate of engraftment is higher and is more tolerant of HLA mismatches than the others which reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease.  The body accepts cord blood stem cells in a better way than bone marrow cells as it’s rarely contaminated with latent viruses. Expectant parents can easily store the stem cells by opting for the best cord blood bank. This can be done by doing online research, one can shortlist some of the best suited banks and can visit them personally for getting g the details.

Every bank has its own terms and conditions, the rate vary according to their services. After considering all the aspects, one can get registered with the best suitable ban so that the kit is availed. The cord blood banks provide a kit which is given to the doctor during the delivery so that the blood can b collected right on time. The representative from the bank reaches to the hospital on time and collects the blood for further storing process. Storage is done in such a way that one can utilize the cells at any point of time for curing life threatening diseases.

The other advantage of stem cells is that they are always available; no time is wasted on finding out the perfectly matched cells as they are readily available in the banks. Medical procedures like transplants can be done easily, without any problems as these cells match perfectly. Thus, by saving the stem cells one can gift the new born, a perfect gift for lifetime. Banking cord blood stem cells is like ensuring a great and healthy future to the baby as well as to the entire family.

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