5 Misconceptions about Cord Blood Banking

When it comes to life-saving medical decisions, most people want to hear just the facts. And it’s no different when it comes to cord blood banking. Unfortunately, when you do a simple Google search on cord blood banking, you get a lot of information that may or may not be factual about the process and possibilities of cord blood banking, influencing your decisions with unreliable data. Here’s 5 Cord Blood Misconceptions debunked! Myth #1: Treating diseases with cord blood is still in the experimental phase. Fact: Not anymore. The first cord blood transplant was performed in 1988. Since then, 30,000 cord blood stem cell transplants have been performed and more than 600,000 units of cord blood have been stored for further transplantation worldwide. In fact, cord blood stem cells are currently used in the treatment of over 80 different blood, immune, and bone diseases. But it doesn’t end there: cord blood stem cells are also being studied for potential use in treating a variety of diseases that currently have no cure, such as cerebral palsy, Autism, hearing loss, and type 1 diabetes. In short, cord blood banking is well past the experimental stage. Myth #2: Collecting cord blood can affect the birthing and delivery process. Fact: Not at all. Cord blood is collected after the baby is born and the umbilical cord has been clamped and cut. This blood is normally discarded after birth. And it won’t affect the normal birthing process either, whether you have a vagin...
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