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4 Benefits of Cord Banking After Childbirth
Cord blood banking is a proactive step that parents can take to protect their child’s long-term health and vitality.
When you’re expecting a baby or planning a pregnancy, Raveco Medical offers the assistance you need to create your birth plan, navigate labor and delivery, and set up postpartum care.
Our obstetrics team can also help you coordinate the preservation of your umbilical cord through cord blood banking in case your baby needs it later.
Here’s what you need to know about cord blood banking and how it can benefit you, your baby, and your other family members.
Cord blood banking explained
Cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. This blood contains hematopoietic stem cells that have the capacity to mature into other types of cells.
Hematopoietic stem cells are beneficial because they can treat certain diseases, including neurological disorders, immune system diseases, and some cancers.
Cord blood is rich with hematopoietic cells. Preserving these cells through blood cord banking makes them accessible to your baby and other family members if they need them later for treatment.
Our OB/GYNs collect cord blood after you give birth and work with Cryo-Cell® International Inc, the world’s first private cord blood bank to safely freeze and store the sample.
Benefits of cord blood banking
Stem cells are an important resource in the treatment of some cancers and other chronic diseases. While stem cells are found in your blood and bone marrow, having access to cord blood offers certain benefits that support your treatment and its success.
Here are four benefits of cord blood banking expectant parents should consider:
1.Easier access to stem cells
Cord blood banking makes it faster and easier to collect the stem cells needed for treatment than bone marrow aspiration and other harvesting methods.
Collecting stem cells from bone marrow can also be a painful process that carries health risks. By extracting cells from cord blood, you or your family members can avoid unnecessary procedures.
2. Stem cell versatility
The stem cells found in cord blood can be used to treat you, your baby, and other family members with neurological disorders or other health issues.
Even strangers can benefit from your cord blood if they’re a match. Public cord banks accept donated blood materials to access stem cells needed for treatment.
3. Immediate accessibility
Cryo-Cell International Inc. maintains the highest standards when storing your cord blood sample, so that it’s ready to use whenever you need it.
The process differs from stem cells collected from bone marrow that need to be used soon after they’re harvested.
4. Immune-strengthening capabilities
Unlike the stem cells collected from bone marrow, cord blood cells can be useful as a supplemental cancer treatment.
Cord blood cells have the capacity to strengthen your immune system while you’re undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, giving you health advantages that bone marrow cells can’t.
Contact Raveco Medical in Woodside or Forest Hills, New York, today to learn how cord blood banking can benefit the future health of you and your family.
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