CORD BLOOD BANKING

What is Cord Blood Banking and how it is done?

Cord blood banking is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to save your baby’s cord blood stem cells for potential medical uses in the future.

Having cord blood stored may be lifesaving or life changing for your baby or other family members.

And banking your baby’s cord blood will ensure that these stem cells are readily available if ever it may be needed.

Deciding whether to store your baby’s cord blood is “NOW”, an important part of any pregnancy.

Top Reasons to Bank Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood

1. Should the infant become sick later in childhood, the cord blood extracted after birth is a perfect match for the baby and can be used to treat a host of illnesses and diseases.

2. It is an easy and less invasive way to collect stem cells immediately after birth.

3. Some of the life-threatening diseases that stem cells (via cord blood) can treat include various types of leukemia, aplastic anemia, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, Hunter's syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, just to name a few.

4. Other ways that cord blood transplants have been used is in treating traumatic brain injuries.

5. Cord blood can also be used to histocompatible siblings.