Cord Blood Banking - A Baby’s Boon
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Cord blood banking, also known as stem cell banking is an upcoming trend which is slowly but steadily catching up in urban India. Advocated by doctors and researchers worldwide; it involves the collection of a baby’s umbilical cord blood at birth and its storage at around -196 degree Celsius using liquid nitrogen by a technique called as cryopreservation. The process requires around 75 ml of blood and is harmless to both the baby and the mother. The reason this blood is so precious is due to the...
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