I first heard about cord blood banking 13 years ago when I was pregnant with Isobel. My family history of breast , throat and colon cancer played a bit part in my decision to bank Isobel’s cord blood and even though cord blood stem cells aren’t being used to treat those diseases right now, research IS ongoing and I really believe this will be the treatment of choice in the near future.
I look at it more as insurance for Isobel, and for me.
Oddly, I didn’t think of storing Iman and Isidore, my second and third childs’ baby cord blood – probably because I thought Isobel’s cord blood would be enough for her siblings SHOULD they need it… but when I found out I was pregnant with Ilon, and made the decision to proceed with the pregnancy despite the odds, I revisited the decision to bank my 4th child’s cord blood but not without some concerns from Azmi – and rightfully so.
My primary reason for banking Ilon’s cord blood was for peace of mind. When I made that decision to keep my precious baby, naturally Azmi and I committed to it and did so much to prepare for Ilon’s birth to ensure his and my health and life was priority.
But is cord blood banking one of the things you ought to consider? To decide, it helps to know how the process works, and what cord blood may be able to do (and can’t), should you ever need it.
Here to help separate the hype from the facts of cord blood and tissue banking, I speak to Mr Andy Hon, Medical Science Liasion from Stemlife Berhad – to answer any questions you have in mind.
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