CORD BLOOD AND CORD TISSUE STEM CELLS




CORD BLOOD AND CORD TISSUE STEM CELLS




The umbilical cord is link that supports and nourishes baby in mother’s womb. But, as delivered, umbilical card is cut off and discarded. The amazing truth is the umbilical card is a wonderful blessing that can protect baby from over 75 serious ailments anything during lifetime.
STEM CELL –
Stem cells are the basic building blocks of our body and have the potential to develop into many different cell types. Serving as a repair system, they can divide without limit to replenish other cells and give rise to a number of tissues that constitute different organs.

CORD BLOOD AND CORD TISSUE –
Umbilical cord blood is the blood present in your baby’s umbilical cord after birth and cord tissue is the solid tissue that is discarded. The umbilical cord blood and cord tissue are the richest sources of stem cells that have the potential to treat serious diseases. They can be easily collected, processed and preserved for use in the future through a revolutionary concept called Umbilical Cord stem Cell Banking.
Cord blood and cord tissue stem cells are highly proliferative in nature and can develop into several types of stem cells. They have the potential to treat ailments like Leukemia, Thalassemia, blood related disorders, heart ailments, diabetes, neurological disorders and many other critical ailments in the future.

COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION –
During childbirth, the cord blood is collected from the umbilical cord within 10 minutes after delivery. Once this is done, a specified length of 25 cm. of the umbilical cord is cut off and preserved for stem cell extraction.  The cord blood and cord tissue are then transported to testing, processing and harvesting. The extracted stem cells are preserved cryogenically at -196˚ C  and can be reused to treat future ailments for baby.

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