Should you Store your Baby’s Cord Blood
                     SHOULD YOU STORE 
YOUR BABY’S CORD 
BLOOD?
Stem cell Preservation
Stem Cell Banking
 Dr Satyen Sanghavi, stem cell 
expert at Regenerative Medical 
Services, says, “Cord blood 
banking ensures an exact 
match for the child and a more 
likely match for another blood-
related family member, should 
the stem cells be needed for 
treatment.
 Unfortunately, if a stem cell 
treatment is indicated, families 
who have not privately banked 
their child’s cord blood stem 
Stem Cell Banking
 their child’s cord blood stem 
cells end up searching for an 
appropriate source of 
compatible stem cells – 
searches, which can take 
months and still, be 
unsuccessful.”
 Stem cells banking can help 
save vital cells that are 
present in our own body, 
which can then be used to 
treat terminal or chronic 
illnesses, with the potential of 
saving a person’s life.
What are Stem Cells?
 First, it is essential to 
understand what stem cells are. 
These can be found in any 
multi-cellular organism and are 
fairly new born cells. They are 
characterised by their ability to 
regenerate themselves and 
their potential to renew 
through mitotic cell division 
and differentiate into any 
specialised type of cell. 
 There a variety of such cells 
that can be extracted from the 
human body. 
What are Stem Cells?
 For instance, the ones 
present in the bone marrow 
are called Hematopoietic 
cells, which can develop 
into new red blood 
corpuscles.
 People with certain 
diseases like cancer, 
anemia, blood immunity 
disorders and other such 
conditions, 
What are Stem Cells?
 It can be injected with these 
stem cells to replenish blood 
that might have been destroyed 
or damaged by their illness. 
 Stem cell banking possibly 
gives the person the best 
chance of survival when faces 
with life threatening diseases.
What is Cord Blood and why is it Banked?
 Cord blood is the blood that is 
left in a newborn’s umbilical 
cord and placenta. This blood 
is a rich source of potentially 
lifesaving stem cells. 
 Extracting cord blood is a 
simple and painless process 
that is done immediately after 
a baby’s birth. Experts say 
that cord blood stem cell 
banking might be a wise 
decision for future medical 
uses.
What is Cord Blood and why is it Banked?
 Although both the bone 
marrow and umbilical blood 
contain identical varieties of 
stem cells, those harvested 
from the latter are said to be a 
“better variety.” 
 A cell from the cord blood is 
fairly immature, increasing 
their chances of regeneration 
and acceptance in the human 
body when used in treatments.
What is Cord Blood and why is it Banked?
 Gynaecologist Dr Sonal Kumta, at 
Regenerative Medical Services, 
affirms that more parents should 
opt for stem cell banking. 
Cord blood is stored through 
cryopreservation in specialised 
laboratories.
 Cord blood banking is a once in a 
lifetime opportunity to preserve a 
vital and significant biological 
resource for future use. It helps 
protect one from a variety of 
incurable diseases; the trials for 
many of which are still in progress 
but the future is definitely 
promising.
References:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/sho
uld-you-store-your-baby-cord-blood
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 https://www.webmd.com/baby/should-
you-bank-your-babys-cord-blood