any body do have information regarding cord blood collection.few of our friends told us that it is of no use.it is just a scam.there is no proof that it will cure disease. we are really confused.
anybody planning to store cord blood?
what are its benefits.is it really imp to save cord blood.
please help us clear our doubts.
hiba replied. hi
science n medicines never get saturated,it goes on ....studies are still going on n has proved 100% cure of diabetes via stem cells...but latest studies have also shown that u can isolate stem cells from cheek cells too....so cant say wat future hold but collection of cord blood is the cheapest way at present!k...tc HIBA ABDULLA replied. hi gia
cord blood collection is a sort of stem cell collection from the blood that is collected during delivery when the mother-baby cord is dettached!it is 100% safe n nothing to worry about!i have done thia on oct 1st 2007 when i gave birth to my baby.yup...its a sort of investment for ur expecting baby!the blood will be collected by the dr. or the experts...collected tested n preserved in a cryogenic state n these cells will be viable for a life time...ok ..u will better understand when i give u this link lifecellindia website.......n for payment u have different schemes like standard plan...rs.3500p/a with an initial amt of rs.40,000 for 21yrs...etc etc...hope u can find all wat u need in the given link

rgds
hiba peppy replied. Hi,

We are in bangalore and we have got our daughter' s cord blood preserved with cryo. she was born on 27th sept.

This is called biological insurance. I think this is one of the best gift that we can give to our kids.
To an extent its true that no of cases that have been cured with stem cells are quite low but its a new concept in India, say aby 4-6 years old. And when our kid will grow awareness will also grow.
I dont have any doubt abt stem cells capabilities in curing diseases like cancer, tumour, arthiritis, diabetes and many more.

It does not cost too much also. 30K and 2.5k every year and that 30K you can pay in 4-5 instalments....we spend so much on clothes and movies and eat outs every month...there' s no harm going for it, its worth saving it.

hope this helps.

Cheers
Anshu Puja replied. Hi Gia,
I am due next week, we are in US and we plan to save our babys cord blood. We lost very close relatives to cancer at young age and it seems like a good idea to save our babys cord blood.I guess it is the best thing to do for your baby. We hope never to use it but still no harm saving it.