Placenta Encapsulation and Cord Blood Banking
If you’re a health conscious expectant parent, you’ve probably heard about placenta encapsulation – an emerging process that purportedly harnesses the organ’s power to boost a mother’s health post-birth. But what’s involved in the process? Is placenta encapsulation...
Baby First Aid – would you know what to do?
Anxiety goes hand-in-hand with parenting. From the moment you leave the hospital with your bundle of joy, to your teenager going on their first holiday with friends or moving out of home. And that anxiety can begin long before the birth of your baby. The list of...
I’m expecting twins… can I store umbilical cord stem cells?
Expecting a baby is exciting, let alone two or more, but there is a little more to think about when it comes to twins, not least when it comes to planning. Two car seats, two cots, a double pushchair not to mention the additional laundry and nappies! But what about...
Stem cell study – game-changing treatment for multiple sclerosis
An international study using stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis has been hailed a ‘game changer’ for sufferers of the condition. The treatment involves wiping out patients’ immune systems with chemotherapy and then rebuilding it with autologous haematopoietic stem...Umbilical Cord Blood to Help Babies With Heart Defects
A ground-breaking trial has been announced in the USA at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with the aim of helping babies born with a heart defect. Dr. Ram Kuma Subramanyan, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the CHLA explained: “About two or three decades ago, this...
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