Cord Blood Banking
Save Your Baby's Cord Blood Stem Cells As Biological Insurance For The Future



First Things First – Health Matters
As you begin your journey as an expectant parent, you understand that nothing is more important than protecting your baby's health. By saving your baby's cord blood stem cells, you safeguard not just the health of your child, but also that of your family. Moreover, with the advancement of medicine and ongoing research, you are preserving a precious lifeline that bears endless possibilities in the future.

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  Your Baby is Born With A Special Gift
  Your baby's umbilical cord blood is a rich source of haemopoietic stem cells. These precious cells are the building blocks in your baby's blood and immune system. They can multiply and mature into other blood cells to regenerate and replenish our immune system.
  
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  Preserve Life’s Most Precious Resource Now For The Future Treatment of Diseases
  Stem cells from the umbilical cord are young and healthy cells, and are better matches when used for transplants. Being drawn from your baby's own umbilical cord, these cord blood stem cells will be a perfect match for your baby and eliminates the difficulties in finding a compatible donor should the need arise. These cord blood stem cells can also potentially be used for other family members.
  
  Today, thousands of cord blood stem cells transplants have taken place around the world to treat 70 diseases.
  
  These include:
    . Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
    . Leukemias and Lymphomas
    . Blood Disorders
    . Autoimmune Diseases
  
  

  With its potential to become different tissue types for regenerative theraphy, stem cells hold significant promise and hope for the treatment of some of the most common life threatening diseases such as:
    . Heart Disease
    . Diabetes
    . Spinal Cord Injury
    . Stroke
  Source: Medical literature

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  Save This Life-Giving Source
  Your baby’s umbilical cord blood is a rich source of haemopoietic stem cells. These precious cells are the building blocks in your baby’s blood and immune system. They can multiply and mature into other blood cells to regenerate and replenish our immune system.
  
• Singapore's First Private Cord Blood Bank
  

  StemCord is Singapore's first autologous, private cord blood bank to be licensed by the Ministry of Health. Since 6 March 2002, the day it began its operations, StemCord has been offering everyone an added biological insurance for future generations. Read more>>

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  Cord blood are stored in liquid nitrogen tanks at an optimal temperature of -180 degree Celsius.