The benefits in stem cells from umbilical cord tissue
                     The Benefits in Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Tissue
What is Cord Tissue?
 We all know that stem cells can be 
collected from cord blood as well 
as cord tissue. What many people 
are not aware of is, what the 
differences between them are and 
which one makes a better option 
for people, who are considering 
stem cells banking.
 Stem cells collected from cord 
tissue is a comparatively new 
concept, compared to cord blood 
stem cells.
What is Cord Blood?
 Cord blood is the blood, which is 
found in the umbilical cord as well as 
the placenta after a baby is born. 
When the umbilical cord is clamped 
and cut, it leaves with approximately 
two ounces of blood.
 Medical practitioners collect this 
blood with a surgical needle. These 
blood cells are full of adult stem 
cells, which form our immune and 
blood system. These adult stem cells 
are collected, processed and 
preserved, so they can be used in 
clinical trials.
Newborn’s Umbilical Cord
 cord tissue is the jolly-like 
material that is found around the 
vessels of the newborn’s umbilical 
cord. After the umbilical cord is 
clamped and cut, a part of the cord 
is saved to collect the cord tissue.
 Cord tissues contain thousands of 
different kind of stem cells that 
have the ability to form our 
cartilage, circulatory tissues, skin, 
bone, nervous system and sensory 
organs.
Newborn’s Umbilical Cord
  what are the benefits of stem 
cells, collected from umbilical 
cord tissue over cord blood? Apart 
from having the amazing 
regenerative qualities, cord tissues 
have other advantages as well. 
 They have the healing quality to 
repair our body tissues and give 
birth to a new self. Listed below 
are some of the advantages that 
cord tissue stem cells have.
1. They are Young
 The stem cells that are collected 
from the cord tissue are young and 
once processed and preserved they 
can defy aging as well. They not 
only can create other types of new 
cells, but also can transform into one 
of many cell types. 
 These are the qualities that make 
their aging process slower. 
Moreover, the agelessness of these 
cells can also lead to lesser risk of 
immune response, compared to the 
aged cells where the chances of 
chronic complications are high.
2. They are Easy to Collect
 As mentioned earlier, the 
collection process of cord tissue is 
simple and poses no risk to the 
mother as well as the baby. 
 After the baby is born, the doctors 
carefully clump and cut the 
umbilical cord and then they 
extract the cord blood from the 
cord. Following this procedure, 
they take a small portion of the 
cord for processing and 
preservation to get the stem cells.
3. They are Higher in Number
 It’s noticed that stem cells found 
from the umbilical cord tissue are 
much higher than cord blood and 
other sources. Some studies even 
proved that the stem cell count is 3 
to 14 times higher in cord tissues. 
 It increases the chance of greater 
number of stem cell collection.
4. More Productive & Migratory Abilities: 
 Stem cells from cord tissues are 
more productive than that of other 
sources. It means that they have 
more regenerative abilities 
compared to other sources.
 Umbilical cord tissue stem cells 
can transport straight to the 
affected areas.
References:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/benefits-stem-cell
s-umbilical-cord-tissue/
 https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/news/banking-
stem-cells-umbilical-cord-tissue-future-regenerative-
medicine-applications