If you are an expecting mother, then must have received the call from the umbilical cord banking executives. Well it is a new hype which is being seen from recent few years back. People are talking about it more frequently. Presentations are shown to the new parents by the banking authorities to have an idea about it. Let’s come to a conclusion about it Now being a new parent you have multiple things to worry about. After that comes such issues where the topic is totally unknown for you. So what to do? Will you agree or disagree? Even if you disagree are you doing it right for your baby? So many questions!!!! So we must start in a professional way to let you know about the umbilical cord banking. Know about it in more details What is the umbilical cord banking? It is the process of preservation of the umbilical cord of your baby in banks. This preserved cord is being used to take out the stem cells present inside it. Researches has shown that the stem cells are required during the treatment of many diseases like cancer, leukemia, osteoarthritis, different blood disorders, immune system dysfunctional and many more. These stem cells are easier to obtain as often the umbilical cord is being discarded. What is its necessity? The other source of the stem cell is the bone marrow. But that requires a critical surgery under professionals. But the umbilical cord is a better option than the surgery one. So it is having so much hype. Cord blood storage can be done through wither private or public banking. In private banking you have to invest a lot of amounts for preservation. The advantage is that only you and your family members will be allowed to use those stem cells. On other hand the public banks is a cheaper way to preserve it. But anyone who requires stem cell can make use of it. So its up to you which one you choose and prefer.
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