Parents-to-be: A thought you may not have considered
Congratulations if you are a parent to be. I know this has to be an exciting time in your life and probably a time filled with lots of questions and information being thrown in your face from all directions. Well I have one more tidbit of information I wanted to share as you prepared for the birth of your child as it is not always something parents to be think about: Cord Blood.
Over the past few years, scientists and medical professionals have made quite a few discoveries in the field of Treating Diseases with Stem Cells. In fact, many people are discussing the The Value of Cord Blood and how it is very important to seriously discuss preserving the umbilical cord, cord blood, and the stem cells present at the time right after the birth of their/your child in case they are needed later in life to treat diseases either caught by the donor or another family member. In case you were wondering, here are a few facts about cord blood that you may not know:
(1) Umbilical cord stem cells are known to treat 70 diseases, including leukemia, anemia, lymphoma, diabetes and cerebral palsy,
(2) About 30,000 people a year in the United States are diagnosed with a disease that can be treated with cord blood stem cells,
(3) By the year 2015, there will be 10,000 cord blood transplants world-wide per year using publicly banked cord blood
So hopefully, I have peaked your interest and given you some interesting information about the importance of preserving cord blood after the birth of your child. If you would like to learn more about the importance of cord blood and some of the new discoveries that are being made or maybe you just want to research the cost to preserve the cord blood I would recommend visiting the
Cryo-Cell website. Cyro-Cell is one of the world’s largest and most established family cord blood banks with over 150,000 clients worldwide and is here to help you every step of the way during this journey. While I do not have kids now, I will definitely be referring back to this post when I am pregnant and visiting Cyro-Cell to get my kit to protect my family in the future.
