by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, Cord blood stem cells
A child’s umbilical cord blood is a rich and viable source of hematopoietic stem cells or HSCs. These cord blood stem cells are often used for therapeutic transplants to help improve the lives of children living with life threatening blood conditions, diseases, or...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
1. What is it? With cord blood and cord tissue banking, parents now have the option to bank two different types of stem cells from their newborn. Cord tissue is collected after umbilical cord blood, and provides families with access to a different source of stem...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog
Two brothers were the headline story of the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, a not for profit walk designed to raise awareness about cerebral palsy. The condition is caused by a series of damages the motor control centre of an infant’s brain often pregnancy, and experts...
by Insception Lifebank | Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking
Doctors to help mothers give birth to their babies maintain a standard procedure during the delivery for the health and wellbeing of both the mother and baby. Once the baby is born, the doctor or potentially the father will clamp, and then cut the umbilical cord...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, cord blood questions, Cord blood stem cells
One of the recurring questions we receive involves how cord blood stem cell therapy can help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). For example, doctors at various hospitals, including the Ottawa Hospital conducted several clinical trials using bone marrow stem cells...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Banking, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, cord blood questions
Oh Baby! Magazine brought together its network of mothers and families for a Facebook Party on March 26. The party was a discussion where families could weigh in on popular parenting, pregnancy, or health related topics to help gather or provide advice. The party was...