Months of joyful anticipation, birth and the first cry of the baby - for each mother this is the most important moments in life. During pregnancy, we imagine how it will be our baby. A clever, benevolent, strong, beautiful and confident child is a true joy for parents. However, in the foreground is always health - the key to the success of all life initiatives.
From what so it would not be desirable to secure the child, as from illnesses. Of course, they can not be erased from our lives forever. Timely vaccinations, quality food, sports and fresh air help strengthen the body's protective functions. But to hedge against serious diseases allow the stored cord blood stem cells.
Biological insurance.
You probably already heard about stem cells. About how they treat anemia, diabetes, hepatitis, autoimmune diseases, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. To date, there are more than 70 diseases that can be cured with stem cells.
The uniqueness of the action of stem cells is due to their nature. They are the "trunk" that gives rise to "branches" - to all the organs and tissues of our body. Getting into the adult organism, the stem cells themselves find the damaged organ and turn into the right amount of healthy cells of the appropriate type. Scientists believe that in the near future it will be possible to grow organs from the stem cells for transplantation. The first step has already been taken: at the beginning of this year in Spain, a woman was successfully transplanted with a trachea grown in the laboratory. A person with a stock of own stem cells in the cryobank in case of illness has a unique biological insurance. And the best way to get it today is to collect umbilical cord blood at the birth of a baby.
Why is the cord blood?
Here are five reasons why you need to collect it in the hospital:
1. The content of stem cells in the umbilical cord blood is 10-12 times higher than in the bone marrow.
2. Cord blood stem cells divide 8-10 times more actively. This means that they can cope with the disease more quickly.
3. The procedure for collecting cord blood is safe for mom and baby, because
passes without physical contact with them.
4. The most ethically and economically viable way of obtaining stem cells. Take advantage of these benefits only once in your life - right after giving birth.
Just imagine: a valuable biological medicine that can help not only the child, but also other family members, in most cases is simply thrown out. Meanwhile in the world he is given great attention. For example, football players of the English Premier League retained the umbilical cord blood of their babies in the cryobanks of Liverpool and London. Having done this, they not only took care of their future, but also provided themselves with a valuable medicine for recovery from injuries.
Healthy children are a healthy nation.
In developed countries, they try to ensure the collection of umbilical cord blood everywhere. For example, in the US there are about 200 cryobank, among which there are private and public banks. The goal of the latter is to collect as many samples as possible to provide them for the treatment of patients with similar genetic characteristics.
Cord blood collection has state support in Japan, European countries and other powers with a developed medical system.
Find a bone marrow donor suitable is expensive and difficult. When in the bank your cord blood is stored, it is available at any time. And the cost of collecting, storing and isolating umbilical cord blood is cheaper than from stem cells from bone marrow and blood.