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Why should you store your baby's cord blood?

There is often a long list of things to consider when preparing for the arrival of your little bundle of joy. If one of them is to protect the health of your loved ones, here are some reasons why you should store your baby's cord blood.

Planning for your baby's safe and secure future should begin long before he or she is born. Learn why storing your baby's umbilical cord blood is one of the most important decisions you can make to protect your baby's and your family's health.

Treats over 80+ life-threatening cases

Cord blood is a rich source of lifesaving stem cells that have been shown to help treat more than 80 life-threatening diseases, such as leukaemia, lymphoma, thalassemia, metabolic disorders, and immune disorders.¹

Holds a promise for regenerative medicine

To date, there have been over 40,000 cord blood transplants performed globally.²

Umbilical cord blood has also shown promising results when used as regenerative medicine for conditions such as autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cerebral palsy, etc. This is because there have been a lot of clinical trials around the world to find possible future applications, giving families with diseases that have no known cures hope.³

Source of genetically related stem cells for the family

Your baby's cord blood stem cells are a guaranteed match for him/her. It is also a ready source of genetically related stem cells for the family, requiring a less stringent matching criteria compared to bone marrow stem cells.

When compared to bone marrow, there is a 60% better chance of finding a matching cord blood unit in the family. By storing all your children's cord blood at birth, your family also has an increased chance of securing a match within the family.⁴

Lower risk of graft-versus-host disease for autologous transplants

Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a condition when the transplanted cells see the patient's own tissue as foreign and attack it.

Using stem cells from cord blood reduces the risk of GvHD in autologous transplants (in which the donor and recipient are the same individual) when compared to unrelated donor transplants.

Readily available supply of stored haematopoietic stem cells

Cord blood can be stored indefinitely and still be viable if processed according to international standards and stored at cryogenic temperatures ranging from -135°C to -190°C.

By storing your child's umbilical cord stem cells, you can make sure that your family has a ready supply of haematopoietic stem cells in the event that a transplant is required in a time-critical situation.

Make the important decision to save your baby's
cord blood stem cells to protect your family's health.

1. For the full list of treatable diseases and references, please refer to https://www.cordlife.com/sg/treatable-diseases
2. Broxmeyer HE. The history of cord blood transplantation/biology & perspective for future efforts to enhance the field. BioInsights website. https://www.insights.bio/cell-and-gene-therapy-insights/journal/article/393/The-history-of-cord-blood-transplantation-biology-perspective-for-future-efforts-to-enhance-the-field. Accessed August 20, 2021
3. For the full list of clinical trial diseases, please refer to https://bit.ly/2NMNjrk
4. Beatty PG, Boucher KM, Mori M, et al. Probability of Finding HLA-mismatched Related or Unrelated Marrow or Cord Blood Donors. Human Immunology. 2000; 61:834-840.
5. Cells for life website. https://cellsforlife.com/how-long-can-cord-blood-stem-cells-be-stored. Accessed August 20, 2021