Bank Cord Blood to Fight for Life

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Bank Cord Blood to Fight for Life
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Stem Cells 

• Stem cells are those cells that can regenerate
  and get divided into three different categories
  of cells, namely the red blood cells, white blood
  cells and even platelets at times. 
• These cells are available in different parts of
  the body the most common being the spinal column.
  But the procedure done to extract these cells is
  extremely painful and at times could be life
  threatening too.

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Stem Cells 

• When a doctor was required to harvest these cells
  they would follow a long process to determine the
  donor so as to match before being transplanted.
• However, today this process can be phased out
  slowly with the introduction of umbilical cord
  blood banking. This process has made it easier to
  get stem cells required to fight against various
  diseases.

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Cord Blood Bank

• This newly invented scientific process is where
  the stem cells gathered from the umbilical cord
  blood are conserved in the cord blood bank for
  future use. 
• Umbilical cord blood banking has made it possible
  for the child to fight against quite a few
  threatening diseases with the help of cord blood.
  
• These stem cells require extremely hygienic
  atmosphere and a specific temperature for their
  preservation. Hence various precautions are
  adopted while preserving this blood.

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Cord Blood Bank

• To understand better, one needs to know what the
  umbilical cord is. To tell you, the umbilical
  cord is the cord that links the developing embryo
  or foetus to the mothers placenta, which allows
  the blood to carry oxygen and nourishment to the
  baby in the womb.
• Once the baby is delivered, the umbilical cord
  is severed. This was earlier discarded along with
  the placenta as medical waste, till scientists
  became aware of its potential medically.

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How Does This Work?

• The blood is collected from the umbilical cord
  after childbirth during the process of umbilical
  cord blood banking. Once it is collected this
  blood is frozen and reserved on the name of the
  child it has been saved for.
• To begin this process the parents should decide
  to save the blood and sign up with one of the
  well known cord blood banks in the country. 

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How Does This Work?

• Once they sign up the blood bank is informed
  about child birth which is when they send their
  technicians to pick up the cord lining as well as
  the cord blood to be preserved and complete any
  other formalities required.
• These banks charge a fee to save the blood since
  they may be required in the future and not
  immediately. The charges vary depending upon the
  bank you have decided upon.  These stem cells are
  made available to the person when required.

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Why is Saving your Cord Blood Important?

• It is important today because its a rich and
  easy source of stem cells. Also these cells are
  relatively pure when compared to cells harvest
  from your body, since they have not been exposed
  to pathogens. 
• This makes them free from being carriers of any
  other diseases. Not only this, but also these
  cells are the easiest to match and the process is
  faster than searching for a donor of stem cells.
  So it makes perfect sense to think of umbilical
  cord blood banking for your childs future.

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Why is Saving Your Cord Blood Important?

• Hematopoietic foundational microorganisms are the
  youthful blood-framing cells found in everybody's
  blood and bone marrow. They change into the red
  or white platelets and platelets your body needs
  to remain sound.
• A bone marrow transplant is regularly the most
  obvious opportunity with regards to endurance and
  a potential fix, and umbilical rope blood offers
  a potential wellspring of the required
  substitution tissue for the transplant.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/why-save-cord-blood
• https//www.cancer.net/blog/2017-02/how-umbilical-
  cord-blood-can-save-someones-life