Parents plan on so much new for welcoming a newborn into their life; but you can make a life changing decision at their birth for a safe future. We have envisioned it all; decided what they will be since their birth, visualized a great future, excellent schools and a brilliant career.

While we are enjoying the little joys of his first smile and his holding our hands there is a hidden fear if there is a family history of disease in your family. Cord blood banking is the simple steps that helps in ensuring the life of your baby and prevent illness in near future. Cord blood banking may be a new concept to many new generation parents in india but it sure is catching up.

It is all about stem cells which are present in the blood of the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord is one that provides oxygen for the baby in the womb. The cells will later develop into blood cells which will fight illness and infection in the body. When your children or in case you donate it publicly the person is affected by the major diseases such as cancer that directly affects on blood cells.

The entire procedure of collecting blood from the umbilical cord after or before the placenta is removed to storing in a special kit and using it for future diseases is called cord blood banking. You have to be careful that not many hospitals have it as a default procedure that has to be followed, hence make it a point to get one company that takes care of stem cell collection.

I have to tell you in particular that this is a painless procedure, while i was lying in the delivery room it just took a matter of ten minutes for them to collect and they were done in minutes. Right after you deliver the baby it can be a normal or a caesarean section it does not matter your gyanaecologist is going to insert a needle into the umbilical vein that's still attached to your placenta.

The blood that oozes out is rich in stem cells which is collected in a special kit, luckily the stem cell centre is present in pune; in case of unavailability this packet is transmitted by air in cold conditions without any damage to the cells. Cord-blood stem cells may also have the potential to give rise to other cell types in the body.

The research is still on it has been said that is cures diabetes, spinal-cord injuries, heart failure, stroke. It has also showed a significant improvement in leukaemia, immune deficiency, sickle cell anaemia where the direct attacks is on the blood cells. When every other treatment fails one can utilize the stem cell transplant to the treatment regimen for faster results. A new born stem cells will not suffice for an adult who is more than 100 pounds more packets will be reproduced for creating faster results in the affected body.

You can find a more detailed explanation on diseases treated it can cure from here on Cord Blood Registry.

Cord blood collection has been one of the most hassle free and painless procedure ever, the bone marrow as many of you might be aware has a rich collection of stem cells but it is a different story altogether. Bone marrow transplants are not an easy job and side effects in terms of infection may arise.

Cord life blood samples can be kept for a longer period of time it is stored in cold temperatures and can last a longer shelf life. It prevents any contamination of viruses that may occur.

Our body is not designed for such drastic changes; many are put through strenuous pain and rejection complications if say their heart transplant does not match. But with cord blood the chances are less.

Another question that was hovering me was how much time would it take for the unit to arrive, it can take upto say two weeks he said. Since ours in the same city it could be faster now that is such a relief that help can be got right away

The expense of collecting and storing the cord blood can only be the limiting factor for making this decision for many families. If you are not making a public donation then the commercial cord-blood bank may charge upto $1,000-$2,000 to store a sample of cord blood, but thats not all you will have to a maintenance fee which is every year. The intial processing and collection may cost it actually all depends on the company and its policies that you choose.

Cord Blood Companies

However for a more detailed analysis of cord blood banking companies in Canada or united kingdom you can visit parentsguidecordblood.You can compare the cord blood banking prices to choose the best suitable one as per your needs.

Companies in India

• Cord Life Sciences charges R 38,000 and R 3,600 per yr for maintenance fees.

• LifeCellcharges R 59,000 with no maintenance costs.

Some of the others are - Cryobanks ,Cryo Stemcell ,Reliance and StemOne

I have to credit all the knowledge of this hub to the stem cell cord life biotech professional who helped my family make this decision for us. Being aware is the key for a better future.  Research on use of cord cells and stems cells is developing at a lightning pace; the only source as of now is the umbilical cord but if the stem cells were developed from other areas of the body as well this would be a revolution in science. The whole theory of replacing cells fascinates me and we are glad to have done it for my kid.