Baby Shower (Before, During & After) Survival Tips
Your baby shower is an exciting time. Whether you are organizing it or someone is planning it for you, there are many things to prepare for. From knowing what to put on your baby registry, to sorting through your presents after the event, these tips will help make a huge difference!
BEFORE YOUR BABY SHOWER:
Make sure to create a baby registry.
This gives family and friends the opportunity to get the things you really need. Even if you don’t need much, or you decide not to make your gift registry public, it is still a good idea to create one. After your baby shower, most registries will give you a coupon/discount to b...
Source: Cord Blood News - September 3, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Cord Blood and Your Family ’s Future
Storing your child’s cord blood is an incredible way to invest in their future health and well-being. What you might not know: The same cord blood can be used to cure devastating diseases in your other children, or even in you. Click here to read the story of Hamad, a young Emirati boy who was cured of sickle cell anemia. He wasn’t cured with his own cord blood; he was cured with cord blood stem cells from his younger brother. Cord blood isn’t just an investment in your child; it’s an investment in your family.
Call us to learn more about cord blood and cord blood tissue banking.
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 20, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: maze_cordadmin Tags: Cord Blood Cord Tissue parents Source Type: blogs
Who Owns Your Baby ’s Cord Blood?
Banking your baby’s cord blood and tissue is a great way to secure your baby’s future against potential life threatening diseases.
When parents are considering banking, we often hear the question, who owns my baby’s cord blood and tissue? Since Maze is a private cord blood bank, your baby’s cord blood and tissue will not only be available to you 24/7 but it will only available to you and your family!
When banking your baby’s cord blood and tissue at a private cord blood bank, you pay for the storage and the right to own it. Should you ever need it, it is available to you and only you.
Did you know…? Once yo...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 6, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Pregnancy Brain: Is it real and what can I do about it?
According to the Journal of Neuroscience it’s a real condition!
The hormonal fluctuations that occur during pregnancy create structural patterns in a woman’s brain. For first-time moms, many of these alterations will remain in place for at least 2 years after giving birth. A lot of these changes are linked to a mother’s ability to care for her baby. Research explains that evolution sculpted a woman’s brain to ensure her baby could thrive. For example, a mother can often instinctively identify her baby’s needs and feelings.
Although I’m in my ninth month of pregnancy and have experienced pregnancy brain firs...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 23, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: brain development parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Maze Cord Blood ’s Superior Processing Technology
At Maze Cord Blood, your baby’s stem cells are processed using our Advanced Suspension MethodTM. This superior processing technology yields more healthy stem cells and reduces red blood cell contamination, resulting in less toxic side effects, and a decrease in the likelihood of certain complications in future use.
Advanced Suspension MethodTM is a manual processing technique, which results in higher accuracy and less cell damage than automated processing. This method also allows the lab technologists to customize the separation according to the specific speed of cell sedimentation no matter what the volume of bloo...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 9, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Source Type: blogs
Does My Baby Have an Ear Infection?
Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs there is, especially if you’re a new one. Understanding your baby’s non-verbal ques and knowing what he or she needs can be a challenge. Although babies often cry or whimper, parents may be unsure whether their baby is hungry, tired or experiencing pain.
Almost 23 percent of infants will suffer from an ear infection before the age of 3 and make no mistake, they can be very painful! The following infographic will help you identify some of the signs and symptoms of ear infections as well as potential treatment options.
To view the infographic click here.
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Source: Cord Blood News - June 25, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Cord Blood parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
The Future of Cord Blood: Advanced Cell Therapy and Cord Blood Expansion
Research teams and companies have been developing exciting new cord blood products from the expansion of cord blood samples. Expansion is the process by which the desired cells are isolated from the cord blood sample and then cultured and treated with special agents. These agents stimulate the expansion of the cell population. The agents and cells will vary depending on the type of therapy they are being used for.
An average of 20 clinical trials per year since 2013 has resulted in several promising products moving into the regulatory approval process. Many of these products have been able to drastically decrease the time ...
Source: Cord Blood News - June 11, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Cruise Dittus, MA Tags: Cord Blood medical research stem cells Source Type: blogs
Fetal Alcohol Disorders as Prevalent as Autism in the US
Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs in children as a result of alcohol exposure during the mother’s pregnancy. It can cause irreversible brain damage, growth problems and behavior issues. No amount of alcohol is safe to consume during pregnancy but the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome increases with the amount of alcohol consumed during pregnancy.
A New York Times Article discuses a new study that shows more children are being diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome than initially realized, affecting 1.1 to 5 percent of children in the US. This is 5 times higher than previously thought, making it just as common as a diagnosis ...
Source: Cord Blood News - May 28, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood pregnancy Source Type: blogs
How are stem cells frozen and stored? Where is the storage location?
Cord Blood:
At Maze Cord Blood, once your cord blood has been processed, we store the stem cells in tanks holding vapor nitrogen at optimal long-term storage temperatures -190º C or colder. We use vapor nitrogen rather than liquid nitrogen due to vapor’s ability to remain at a consistent temperature throughout the tank.
Additionally, using vapor nitrogen protects the frozen cord blood from any infections or bacteria, which are able to “swim” through liquid nitrogen and infect other cord blood specimens.
Your baby’s cord blood is stored in 2 compartments (25ml and 5ml). There are also small test vials availa...
Source: Cord Blood News - May 14, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Cord Tissue Source Type: blogs
New treatment through stem cell transplant for Sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia is a form of anemia in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry enough oxygen throughout your body. General symptoms include fatigue and joint pain with periods of intense pain that can last either hours or weeks.
Revee Agyepong, a 17-year-old from Edmonton, Canada, suffered from sickle cell anemia with symptoms of chronic bone and joint pain, irregular heartbeat, kidney stones and shortness of breath.
“I thought that everyone would go out for recess and play, then come back with a terrible headache and body pain, couldn’t breathe … eventually I realized it was j...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 30, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: blood disorder Cord Blood medical research stem cells Source Type: blogs
Manual vs Automated Processing
At Maze Cord Blood, we use a manual processing technique, called the Advanced Suspension MethodTM. This method results in higher accuracy and less cell damage than automated processing.
Manual processing is significantly superior to automated processing, for two reasons:
1. Better Cell Recovery Rates, regardless of volume received
When the volume of cord blood for processing is less than 40 ml or above 140 ml, the recovery rate increased 25%! This is a dramatic and important improvement.
2. Less Red Blood Cell Contamination
Red blood cell contamination ranges from 25-40% with the automated system but only 5-10% when manual...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 16, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Source Type: blogs
Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy Raises Risk of Heart Disease
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes most common during pregnancy in which the body does not produce enough insulin to regulate sugar. According to a New York Times article, women who suffer from gestational diabetes have a higher risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes later in life and therefore, should be closely monitored.
In a study published in PLOS Medicine, research shows that pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes not only have a higher risk of diabetes later on, but also have an increased risk for heart disease and hypertension. About 5 years after giving birth, mothers who were diagnosed with gesta...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 2, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy Source Type: blogs
How Long Can my baby ’s Cord Blood Wait to Be Processed?
Although located in New York, Maze Cord Blood works with families all over the United States and even throughout the world.
One common question parents often ask is whether or not their baby’s cord blood will arrive at our lab in time. The answer is yes!
We always tell parents to call the medical courier as soon as their baby is born. Our medical courier, Quick International, will immediately dispatch a staff member directly to the hospital for bed-side pickup of the collection kit. The cord blood is then rushed to our processing lab.
The medical courier expedites shipping so the blood arrives at our lab within 12-24 hou...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 19, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Top Baby Registry Must-Haves
For new moms, creating a baby registry may seem like fun at first but then can turn into a daunting task. With so many different baby items and options for each, where do you begin? Most people know the basics (clothes, diapers, etc.) but what about everything else?
We broke it down to our top 10 must-haves to help new moms in creating their registry list.
Stroller and Car Seat Combo
Of course you need a car seat and you will want a stroller but make sure to get the travel system. With the travel system, the car seat slides out of its base and snaps right into the stroller and vice versa. This is perfect for when you’r...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 5, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Should you bank your twin ’ s cord blood?
Having twins? You should consider banking both of their cord blood.
In the United States alone, the number of twin births has increased from 2 percent to over 3 percent since the 1980s, resulting in an additional million sets of twins. One of the questions many families have when researching cord blood banking is whether it’s necessary to bank both their baby’s cord blood.
Here’s what you need to know:
Fraternal Twins:
When a mother releases 2 separate eggs and both fertilized, this results in fraternal twins which do not share the same DNA. The majority of twins are fraternal and genetically they are the same as an...
Source: Cord Blood News - February 19, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy Source Type: blogs
