mamasmaternalhealth
Cord blood banking
Last week we discussed donating breastmilk to milk banks. This week we wanted to discuss another donating option. One of the new areas of medicine is using stem cells for a variety of immune purposes. Both the cord blood and the placenta are full of stem cells which can be turned into different kinds of blood cells. The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta and is the main way your baby receives blood and nutrients in the womb. Those blood cells can then be used to treat