Why Banking Umbilical Cord Blood should be on your “To Do” List
                     WHY BANKING UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD 
SHOULD BE ON YOUR “TO DO” LIST?
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Benefits
TO DO LIST : CORD BLOOD BANKING
 As the science of stem cells 
took off in the 1970s when 
doctors realized that the stem 
cells found in the blood inside 
an umbilical cord could offer a 
much more secure substitute 
to bone marrow transplants 
that may find its way in the 
utilization of treating 
conditions such as leukaemia, 
lymphoma, and sickle cell 
anaemia.
 This is so since cord blood is 
power packed with 
multipotent, self-renewing 
hematopoietic stem cells 
(HSCs), which are the 
forerunners to blood cells.
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 The process of extracting this 
cord blood immediately after 
birth and storing it in state-of-
art laboratories in India and 
overseas for future use is now 
a convenient and affordable 
reality for many Indians, 
thanks to health companies 
like Cordlife India. In fact, 
Cordlife is the only private 
Cord Blood Bank in India to 
offer automated cord blood 
processing with Sepax2, a 
versatile patented Swiss 
technology. 
 This advanced technology 
enables easy handling and 
safety of processing and aids 
in highly efficient and 
consistent cell recoveries.
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 Once the umbilical cord has been 
clamped from the newborn, the 
cord blood is collected from the 
umbilical cord vein attached to the 
placenta.
  Cord Blood extraction is not only a 
painless process for both mother 
and baby unlike bone marrow 
extraction, but there is a 60% 
higher chance of matching cord 
blood unit in the family vis-a-vis 
bone marrow. Cord Blood cells are 
mature, flexible and have more 
usage advantages than stem cells 
extracted from the bone marrow or 
umbilical blood.
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 After cord blood is extracted, 
Stem Cell Banks preserve the 
stem cells via Cryopreservation.
 
 Under various such methods of 
Cryopreservation, any damage 
to the stem cells caused by any 
enzymatic or chemical activities 
is prevented by cooling to very 
low temperatures, without 
further damage being triggered 
by the formation of ice during 
freezing.
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 Stored Cord Blood can now 
be available between days 
or weeks of processing for 
treatment. 
 There is a low risk of 
complications when cord 
blood is applied for stem 
cell transplants and therapy 
since they have the ability 
to regenerate in the desired 
way.
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 lobally, an estimated 35,000 
transplants have taken place 
where cord blood stem have 
been utilized to treat over 
eighty life-threatening 
ailments, including 
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, 
bone marrow failures, genetic 
disorders, blood disorders and 
immune disorders. 
 Several medical professionals 
are also researching cord 
blood as a potential cure for 
conditions that cannot be 
remedied presently. 
Umbilical Cord Blood banking 
is no more an option, but a 
necessity to secure a healthy 
future for the entire family.
REFERENCES:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/banking
-umbilical-cord-blood-list/
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P
MC3209739/
 http://www.biosafe.ch/?portfolio=Sepax2