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Umbilical Cord Blood
The opportunity to collect and preserve your baby's umbilical cord blood only comes once in a lifetime. If cord blood is not collected at birth and preserved, this irreplaceable source of stem cells is lost forever. Our website is designed to help you make an informed decision about this time-critical collection and storage process.
A Rich Source for Stem Cells
Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells. Stem cells are the source of platelets and the oxygen-carrying red blood cells in your bloodstream. Stem cells also give birth to the body's immune system, which fights infections and protects the body from foreign matter. Saving umbilical cord blood is important because, in principle, a single stem cell from cord blood can permanently reconstitute the entire blood-producing and immune systems.
Saving Umbilical Cord Blood May Lead to Saving Lives
Due to advancements in science, the stem cells in preserved umbilical cord blood could eventually save lives. In healthy people, stem cells continually replenish the blood and immune system cells. However, if the blood system has been ravished by disease or by treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy, new stem cells are necessary to rebuild the body's blood and immune systems. The stem cells in preserved umbilical cord blood represent a significant new method of rebuilding a person's blood system.
Umbilical Cord Blood Collection the CorCell Way
How is umbilical cord blood collected? Umbilical cord blood collection is a process that is simple, painless, and noninvasive. It takes your obstetrician or midwife only a few minutes to collect the umbilical cord blood once your baby is born and cared for. Our umbilical cord blood collection kit contains everything your obstetrician or midwife needs. Collecting your baby's umbilical cord blood does not interfere with the birthing process. In addition, umbilical cord blood collection does not interfere with your immediate post-partum bonding with the new baby.
Saving Cord Blood for Your Family's Future
Once your baby's umbilical cord blood harvesting is completed, you only need to call our toll-free phone number. From that point on we take charge. CorCell transports your baby's cord blood by private courier to our facility, where it is tested for infectious disease and then frozen or "cryo-preserved" for long-term storage in an umbilical cord blood bank.
No one knows the future. We buy insurance to guard against the consequences of unforeseen events. Preserving a baby's umbilical cord blood is a lifetime gift that every parent hopes his or her family will never have to use.
If a need arises for your baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells, CorCell will always be there. Think of preserving your child's cord blood with CorCell as "a potentially life-saving resource" for your family.
More Information from CorCell on Umbilical Cord Blood
Please explore our website to learn more about preserving your baby's cord blood with umbilical cord blood banking.
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