Still Unsure How Cord Blood Banking Works?

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Still Unsure How Cord Blood Banking Works?
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Newborn Babys Umbilical Cord

• Cord blood is the richest source of stem cells
  and is derived from the blood of a new born
  babys umbilical cord. Stem cells are used in
  various clinical processes these days. 
• Once collected and preserved, the cord blood stem
  cells have the healing power to treat many
  diseases by growing new tissues, blood vessels
  and even organs.

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Newborn Babys Umbilical Cord

• They are collected and stored in various cord
  blood banks, so that they can be used later.
  There are a number of assumptions and
  misconception about cord blood banking. 
• If you too have any questions or doubts about
  cord blood banking, this blog will help you a
  lot.
• Cord blood banking involves three stages.

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Collection 

• Cord blood is derived right after child birth and
  before the placenta is delivered. The blood is
  collected after the cord is clamped and cut.
• So, the process is entirely safe and painless for
  both the mother and the child. The procedure can
  be applied in both vaginal and C-section cases.

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Collection 

• The process is so quick that often new mothers
  remain unaware of the collection. Parents can
  donate their babys cord blood to any cord blood
  bank, so those who need it, can use it later.
• New parents can even pay to store their babys
  cord blood to treat any of their family members
  diseases. However, before the delivery, blood
  samples of the mother are collected and tested
  for any infection.

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Processing

• Cord blood remains healthy and intact for up to
  48 hours of collection. After it reached the
  bank, it gets tested and processed within 48
  hours to ensure the highest recovery chances.
• Along with the maternal blood, the cord blood is
  also tested for any infections. In the next step,
  the cord blood sample is processed to separate
  the stem cells from the plasma and the red blood
  cells. This way, the stem cells are gathered from
  cord blood.

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Preservation 

•  Once the technicians get the stem cells, they
  proceed to preserve it. The preservation process
  involves freezing at a very low temperature, so
  that the stem cells remain intact without any
  side effects like ageing.
• This way, the stem cells can be preserved for
  decades.
• There are two types of cord blood bank Public
  and Private.

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1. Public Cord Blood Bank

• These banks collect cord blood by donations.
  Parents willingly donate the cord blood for
  patients, seeking a stem cell transplant or
  clinical researches.
• Anyone can choose to store their babys cord
  blood in the public banks and there are no
  charges involved. However, once donated, these
  cord blood cannot be reserved for family
  treatments.

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2. Private Cord Blood Bank 

• Sometimes new parents decide to store the cord
  blood of their new born, so that it can be used
  to treat any diseases of the family members or
  even the baby in the long run.
• If you have more than one child, the siblings can
  use each others cord blood for surgeries.
  However, its recommended to store cord blood,
  each time a baby is born.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/still-unsure-co
  rd-blood-banking-works/
• https//www.babycenter.com/0_cord-blood-banking-wh
  at-it-is-why-consider-it_1362261.bc
• https//www.cryo-cell.com/cord-blood/banking-proce
  ss