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these features of cord blood donation make it different from other pro-social activities. In collaboration with an OB-GYN clinic in Milan, Italy, we conducted the first randomized...
How to Donate Cord Blood ; The term "cord blood" is used for the blood remaining in the umbilical cord and the placenta after the birth of a baby. Cord Blood contains stem cells that can grow into blood and immune system cells, as well as other types of cells. Today cord blood is often used as a substitute for bone marrow in stem cell transplants. There are over 80 diseases treated this way, including cancers, blood disorders, genetic and metabolic diseases. Cord blood donation costs the parents...
A history of the Anthony Nolan Cord Blood Programme ; 2007: First mum to donate cord blood at King's College Hospital ; 2012: First stem cell transplant using cord blood ; Over 301 stem cell transplants have used cord blood since 2012
Get help deciding if cord blood donation is right for you and your baby. Get answers to frequently asked questions about umbilical cord donation.
Foreword: These questions are intended to assist with educating the public. They are not intended to be used as part of marketing material by any entity. Furthermore, the content reflected herein represents commonly asked questions and are not reflective or representative of AABB Standards. What are umbilical cord blood cells? How are cord blood cells collected? Is every cord blood unit collected? The facilities I’ve contacted all use different processing and storage techniques. How do these techniques work? What is the best way to process an ...
The Ottawa Hospital (General campus) in Ottawa, Ontario ; The William Osler Health System’s Brampton Civic Hospital in Brampton, Ontario ; The Alberta Health Services’ Lois Hole Hospital for Women in Edmonton, Alberta
Have diverse ethnic backgrounds, helping remove barriers for patients with uncommon human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types, which are used to match donor cells to patients ; Need a transplant urgently: A patient doesn’t need to wait for an adult donor to go through the process of donating marrow or PBSC ; Have a life-threatening genetic disorder that usually presents itself in childhood
It’s completely safe · There is no risk to the birth parent or the baby. You are in control · The choice is made before delivery and a consent form must be completed. Donation is confidential · No donor identifiers are shared outside of the program. No cost for donating · The donation is completely free of charge to you. It’s non-invasive · You may not even notice the collection taking place!
Kellie's Story · We decided to donate our twins cord blood to the Anthony Nolan charity via Kings College hospital, Camberwell, London. It didn’t hurt me or my babies & would have otherwise been chucked away! The cord blood is collected & goes to someone who is fighting blood cancer - where it can literally give someone a second chance of life. Our babies became life savers at birth. I recommend any "mother’s to be" to look into doing the same. It’s a gorgeous thing to do for a stranger ...