Umbilical cord blood stem cells can be used to treat 80 diseases such as blood cancer, non-malignant blood disorders, metabolic disorders and immune system disorders. In the future, this cell can also used to treat brain disease, cardiovascular disease and strokes. Due to this, parents’ decision to store cord blood stem cells can help ensure a healthy future for their baby.
Umbilical cord blood is the blood found in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth, and features many blood-forming stem cells. The storage of the blood stem cell will be carried out for a contract of 18 years, after which the child will decide whether or not to continue the storage.