Do you know about blood awareness cord Month? July is internationally recognized as the time for families, doctors, hospitals and banking cord blood centers to share their stories so more families will learn about cord blood.
Cord blood is rich in hematopoietic stem cells, which can develop into other types of cells as a potential therapy for a growing list of medical conditions and disorders. Doctors recommend cord blood as a potential treatment for patients with leukemia, cerebral palsy, type 1 diabetes, a spinal cord, and dozens of others.
Families are encouraged to ask questions about banking cord blood programs, but should also learn more about cord blood collection process itself. The cord blood collection process is a simple, painless procedure that takes about five minutes. The collection process takes place after the baby is born, and poses absolutely no medical risk to the mother or the newborn child.
In honor of the awareness of cord blood Months Insception Lifebank created a video as part of a worldwide promotion of awareness of cord blood. Entitled "simple steps of cord blood banking" the video tells the simple process of cord blood bank, and encourages families to seek more information on cord blood.
A link to the video is available here. Are you ready cord blood?