Placental stem cells Pros and Cons
                     Placental Stem Cells: 
Pros and Cons
Objective
• Diseases and bodily 
discomforts are a part 
of life! And whilst the 
medical world has 
been dedicating itself 
to find cures for 
several diseases, so 
that we humans can 
survive and thrive – 
still there exists 
several ailments that 
can’t be reversed 
back to normalcy. 
• The obvious 
predicament is either 
death or a lifetime of 
restricted movement, 
ongoing costly 
treatment or a 
vegetable state of 
existence.  This is true 
for diseases like 
cancer, brain injury, 
autism and many 
other immunological 
disorders. 
 Placenta Cord Storage
• when couples consider family 
planning, their auto-response 
is to say yes to placenta cord 
storage! The blood that is 
sourced from the placenta 
has several therapeutic and 
remedial properties. 
• Though there are few couples 
who are still on two minds 
with this idea, but today 
cord blood stem cell storage
 has become popular. To have 
an in-depth and holistic idea 
about the entire cord blood 
stem cell storage.
Pros : Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage 
• Stem cell cord blood can 
save your child’s life:
• One of the primary reasons for 
parents to store their baby’s 
placenta cord blood is that 
they are able to save their 
life! The blood can be kept 
frozen and store for an 
indefinite amount of time. 
However, the stem cell 
surgery gets done usually till 
the young adulthood age. 
Irrespective of your baby’s 
disease that needs a bone 
marrow transplant, the cord 
blood can also save his/her 
life.
Pros : Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage 
• Cord blood helps to save 
a family member’s life
• Placenta cord blood also 
helps to save the life of a 
very close family member 
as well. In certain 
situations, there are 
families that have other 
children, who for some 
chronic ailment require a 
cord blood stem cell 
transplant to save their 
children’s life.  Whilst this 
might not be ethical to few, 
it might also be the only 
choice in certain situations
Pros : Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage 
• It is usually 
accepted by the 
recipient’s body
• The stem cell from an 
infant’s own placenta 
cord blood is perfect 
for the body to accept. 
This indicates that for 
the child it is less likely 
to opt in for several 
transplants for this 
method to work 
successfully.
Pros : Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage 
• The stem cells might 
get developed into 
various kinds of cells
• The stem cells have the 
chance to get 
developed in multiple 
kinds of cells. This 
denotes that the 
placenta cord blood 
cells might get used to 
treat a wide range of 
health disorders and 
ailments.
Cons : Cord Blood Stem Cell 
Storage 
• You should be 
prepared for it
• If you are opting in for 
placenta cord blood 
storage you should 
decide on this early 
during your pregnancy. 
Owing to the process 
that is not routine, you 
should ensure that you 
have it all that is 
required beforehand and 
select a hospital that 
understands the process.
Cons : Cord Blood Stem Cell 
Storage 
• The process can be a 
tad bit costly
• Placenta cord blood 
storage can be expensive. 
Based on the storage 
bank that you select to 
store the placenta cord 
blood, the cost of the 
storage will depend. 
Other than the enrolment 
expense, you will also 
need to pay off the 
maintenance fee as well.
References:
•https://www.cordlifeindia.com
/blog/placental-stem-cells-pro
s-cons
/
•https://explorable.com/stem-
cell-pros-and-cons