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The blood contained in a baby’s umbilical cord can be useful in fighting life-threatening illness. Since the umbilical cord is usually discarded after a baby is born, parents are now choosing umbilical cord blood storage to preserve this valuable blood for future use.
The blood in the umbilical cord contains healthy blood-forming cells. When this blood can be saved using umbilical cord blood storage, this healthy blood can be used later in patients with diseased blood-forming cells, who are fighting diseases like leukemia, lymphoma or inherited metabolic or immune system disorders. The blood saved using umbilical cord blood storage can be used for a cord blood transplant.
A cord blood transplant has a better chance of being successful for a patient when the blood-forming cells come from a donor who closely matches the patient. The umbilical cord blood seems to be most useful patient who are struggling to find a matching marrow donor, patients who have an unusual tissue type, patients with a life-threatening genetic disorder, or patients who need to receive a transplant quickly.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes the options that expectant parents have for umbilical cord blood storage. The parents can choose to have the cord blood donated to a public umbilical cord blood storage bank. The blood stored in these public banks is made available to patients who are in need of a transplant. Not every hospital can collect the cord blood for umbilical cord blood storage in public banks.
Another option for expectant parents is to store the cord blood in a family (or private) umbilical cord blood storage bank. These banks are available to any family willing to pay for them.
A third option for expectant parents is to store the cord blood for a family member who has a specific medical need. The parents can have then the blood they saved in umbilical cord blood storage directly donated to the family member who needs it.
The fourth option for expectant parents is to donate the cord blood to a laboratory or technology company that can use it for research. In these cases, there is no charge for collecting the cord blood.
Any expectant parents who want to consider umbilical cord blood storage for any purpose should talk to their health care provider.
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Modern Blood Banking
Who invented the blood storage system?
The blood storage system was developed by Dr. Charles Richard Drew, an American surgeon and medical researcher. In the 1940s, he pioneered techniques for the preservation and storage of blood plasma, which significantly improved the ability to store and transport blood for transfusions. His work laid the foundation for modern blood banks and transfusion medicine, saving countless lives. Drew's innovations were crucial during World War II, leading to the establishment of large-scale blood donation and storage programs.
Why would one want umbilical cord preservation?
Due to the blood left over in the placenta after a baby is born the umbilical cord is cut. Cord blood has been shown to cotain stem cells and early precursor cells that can be dontated and used for stem cell tranplantation for children and adults in need of a stem cell transplant. Not only will this save lives but it will also benefit to the future of mankind as it develops in the race to sustain humans.
Who is considered to be the originator of the Blood Bank concept?
The concept of the blood bank was started in World War I by Oswald Robertson to help save the lives of the Europeans fighting in the war. The first actual blood bank in a hospital was started in Russia in 1932. Later, hospitals in the United States decided to develop their own storage areas for blood.
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How many lives have been saved by the blood bank?
3 lives for every 1 pint of blood
What is the best blood to donate?
Yes. When you donate blood, you save lives. Each pint of blood saves three or four lives diagnosed with blood disorders such as hematoma.
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A mosquito that lives off the blood of mammals and birds is an example of parasitism. They are biting insects that feed on blood.
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The species name "sanguisuga" means lives on the blood of other species.
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