“Congratulations! You’re having twins.” When Naren and Seema had been informed of this ecstatic news, they were over the moon. The couple had been trying to conceive for close to a year and finally knowing that they were about to be parents, of not just one but two babies were more than they could have […]
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Is It Necessary To Store Cord Blood and Tissue For Each Child?
Recently, close friends Jayesh and Simran delivered a second baby boy, Kiann. Like responsible parents, they believed in their child’s healthy future and went for private cord blood banking in spite of having preserved the umbilical cord for their firstborn a few years ago. In just 3 months’ time, their newborn was diagnosed with osteoporosis. […]
Stem Cell Therapy & Congenital Heart Disease
In order to understand how stem cells are useful to us, we first need to understand what stem cells are. Stem Cells start in the embryo as immature biological cells, then become specialized to create bone, muscle, skin, the heart, the brain, and over 250 other types of specialized cells. This is why they are […]
The Benefits Of Cells From Umbilical Cord Tissue
Over the years scientific development in neonatal medical care has been revolutionary. One of the best advances in this domain has been in the form of cord blood and umbilical cord tissue banking. Between the baby and the mother, the umbilical cord acts as the lifeline as it comprises of many blood vessels, through which […]
Stories of Hope: Cured Blind Man, U.S Senator Crusade on Capitol Hill for Stem Cell Innovations
Miracles happen. How many times have we heard this? But have you actually ever seen a miracle happen. This is the story of one man’s fight against blindness which eventually gave hope to millions of people. It was on a family road trip to New Hampshire when the 54-year-old Doug Oliver was first made aware […]
Why Banking Umbilical Cord Blood Should Be On Your “To Do” List?
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 […]
DAD DIARY: Yahoo…. I’m Going To Be a Dad!
The beginning of my Dad journey… It was just past noon and whilst my lovely wife was in the bathroom, I was furiously pacing outside the door. The bathroom door opened and there she was with the biggest smile on her face and tears rolling down her rose-blushed cheeks. She was ecstatic. She waved the […]
How to Truly Secure Your Child’s Future?
According to the Guardian’s report, published on January 24, 2013, the cost of raising a child has increased by 58% on average, across the world, since 2003. When it comes down to the expenditure, the Economic Times, in 2012, chalked out that a middle-class family in India would require an average of Rs.54.75 lakhs to […]