Here at GiveLifeTwice.com we encourage people to donate cord blood because you never know when your baby’s stem cells might be a match used to save a recipient’s life. Every day transplant centers search the registries to find matches suitable for transplantation from the units of those who donate cord blood. Units may be used for both children and adults. Many of these patients, especially those of mixed, non-Caucasian or minority heritage, are never able to find a match and as a result can not receive the treatment that they need. A sad but accurate reality is that many die because not enough people donate cord blood. Call us today at 1-888-770-GIVE and be the one to donate cord blood that saves a life.
When considering cord blood donation for your baby’s stem cells, the key consideration in choosing a bank is the strength of its transplant experience. That demonstrates--beyond marketing hype and smiling faces--an ability to deliver a large volume of high-quality stem cells for transplantation from a cord blood donation. To date, over 8,000 people have been treated for more than 70 different diseases with stem cells from a cord blood donation. These include cancers (leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas), Hematology disorders (thalassemias, sickle cell anemia, Fanconi's anemia), and immune deficiency diseases. You only have once chance to save these precious, life saving cells. Help someone become healthy with your cord blood donation. Call us today at 1-888-770-GIVE.
Units containing the umbilical cord blood stem cell have the potential to be a source for transplants for your family or may serve as a much needed resource to save a stranger through our public donation program. To date, over 8,000 people, both adults and children, have received cord blood stem cell units during life saving transplantations. Today there are over 70 diseases for which umbilical cord blood stem cell transplantation is a proven treatment and new diseases are being researched for inclusion. If you are interested in being a donor or want to learn more about how you can save these for your family’s use, call us at 1-888-770-GIVE and save your baby’s unit containing the precious cord blood stem cell.
Your baby’s umbilical cord blood is generally discarded after delivery, after it has been clamped and cut. This umbilical cord blood could be collected in a closed system, which is the superior method for minimizing contamination, for use in life saving stem cell treatments. Umbilical cord blood can be obtained before or after the delivery of the placenta (afterbirth). In the post placental method (ex-utero method), the trained personnel collects the sample after the afterbirth has been taken out of the mother’s womb. In the pre-placental method (in-utero method), the physician/obstetrician collects the sample in the delivery unit. Call us today at 1-888-770-GIVE if you are interested in being an umbilical cord blood donor or want to save for your family’s use.
Donations are stored in the cord blood bank until used for a transplant. The cord blood bank stores units at very low temperatures in freezers containing liquid nitrogen. The exact length of time that a unit can be stored is unknown because this field of transplantation is still new. Hundreds of searches are conducted daily for bone marrow donors for men, women, and children for life saving stem cell treatments. Many of these patients aren’t able to find a marrow donor and could be saved if there were only more units in a public cord blood bank that might serve as a match. You can help change this by donating your umbilical stem cells to a public cord blood bank if available in your area.
Public donation cord blood banking provides a reassurance for people that because they generously donated their stem cells, a national source of stem cells is available to help save a life. Importantly, families of a minority race or families with children of mixed race should have a specific interest in donating or private, family cord blood banking. Bone marrow registries are predominantly Caucasian, making it more difficult for minorities to find matches. Public cord blood banking accepts donated units that are entered into registries such as the National Marrow Donor Program. These donated units are available to anyone in the world who is in need of a stem cell transplant. Call us today. Cord blood banking is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Since the first transplant in 1988, cord blood has been used to treat over 8,000 people. Our cord blood bank has contributed to more than 450 cord blood stem cell transplants, and we are currently helping transplant doctors to treat about 4-5 patients per week. To date, more than 70 diseases have been successfully treated with stem cells, and the numbers are going to keep on growing. These include cancers (leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas), other disorders (thalassemias, sickle cell anemia, Fanconi's anemia), and immune deficiency diseases. StemCyte is a top choice for the world's leading transplant centers. Through our years of experience and collaboration with researchers in the field, we have established a process for collecting, preserving, and storing cord blood that is second to none.
