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You have a lot of things to think about while you’re pregnant. Common things that new parents give serious consideration to during pregnancy include medical care during pregnancy, childbirth, breast vs bottle feeding, and other issues related how to care for a newborn baby after you give birth. When I drove to the hospital on an early July morning to give birth to my youngest, I had thought about all of those things and more. But, I hadn’t really given any serious thought to medical concerns that could potentially arise in the future. That was soon to come.
Within a day or so after my son was born we were faced with many facts, and just as many unknowns. People with Down syndrome can be more likely to develop a number of health conditions, including leukemia. Cord blood banking wasn’t widely available at that time. And I knew next to nothing about it. Had I known more abut it and had it been available to us I surely would have considered it.
You see, cord blood banking gives parents a way to save stem cells from the umbilical cord of their child immediately after birth. These cells can be used existing and future medical treatments. In fact, stem cells found in cord blood have been used to treat 80 diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma. And, with constant advances in regenerative medicine, new uses for stem cells can arise at any time. There is hope that regenerative medicine might provide groundbreaking treatments for type 1 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, stroke and many other conditions one day.
Considered a groundbreaker, LifeBankUSA is a technological leader in a field that has already helped thousands of families and has the potential to help many, many more. LifebankUSA is the only company that offers cord blood banking, placenta blood banking and tissue banking. Cord banking does come with a price. If finance at the time of your baby’s birth is a concern, LifebankUSA does offer payment plans.
Have you ever considered cord blood banking?
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My daughter is considering cord blood banking. We have been researching it a lot lately.
I wish cord blood banking had been around when my kids were born. I would definitely have done it.
I looked into this when I was pregnant, but it’s way too expensive. Between medical bills and a new baby, it just didn’t make sense to spend all that money on this.
This is so interesting! Thanks for sharing this, I will have to share this with my mommy friends who are expecting!
Never did. They really did not have this option when I had my kids. Something to consider.
I did not do cord blood banking but I did donate our cord blood. I recommended my sister to do the same.
I didn’t have this option when my son was born. I would have considered it though!
It’s pretty expensive to do this here, however I think it’s a great idea. I wish I could have done it with all my babies, I think its a great idea and I really wish it was an option for me when I gave birth.
No, medicine was different when I was born–still evolving, less testing, few specialists, great family doctors.
I think this is really interesting and feel it should be a more affordable option for those who wish to do it.
When I had my eldest 16 years ago this topic and the benefits were on the table. The method of storage and retrieval was highly unproven so despite the benefits we never did it. I think it’s a great potential asset if the methods have improved.
Cord blood banking sounds like a great way to help your child’s possible future medical problems. I hadn’t heard of this until now.
I was just starting to hear about it when I was expecting my last child. I’m glad more information is becoming so readily available.
If I were to have another child (please no), I would seriously consider this. As it is, I’ll be bringing this up to my daughter when her day comes.
I am consideirng doing cord blood banking. I am trying to conceive now.
Cord blood banking is something i would have done with my kids if it was available when i had them. I will share this with my friend that is expecting.