LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program: How It Aligns With The Leading Medical Bodies’ Recommendations

You must have time and again heard about the miraculous stem cells. These cells have been a hot-topic in the scientific world for quite some time. All thanks to their ability to transform into any types of cells in the human body, stem cells are currently being considered as a potential treatment for a wide range of medical conditions.

While there are many sources of stem cells within the human anatomy, we will be focussing on the umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells, which are collected from the umbilical cord (that connects the mother to the fetus during pregnancy) after the birth of the child. So, if you’re someone looking towards getting access to the multi therapeutic stem cells, you may consider banking your baby’s stem cells at birth in LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program. 

Keep reading to find out why leading medical bodies and stem cell transplant physicians are in favor of LifeCell’s Community Stem Cell Bank over other options!

Here’s Why Leading Medical Bodies & Stem Cell Physicians Recommend LifeCell's Community Cord Blood Banking Program!

LifeCell's Community Cord Blood Banking Program is observed to work quite similarly to a Public Bank. Parents who enrol and become a part of this community program, contribute their baby's cord blood stem cells to a common pool for use by themselves and other members of the community. This increases the chances of finding a suitable matching donor for transplant and thereby expands the treatment options for patients in need of stem cells. 

Furthermore, LifeCell's Community Cord Blood Banking Program also aligns with the recommendations put forth by many leading medical bodies. Let’s find out how! 

LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program & Indian Medical Association

According to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), stem cell banking companies should not promote the use of stem cells derived from sources other than the umbilical cord. LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program is solely based on umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells and thus aligns with the regulations set by the IMA.¹

LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program & Indian Academy Of Pediatrics

In a consultative meeting held on 25^th June 2016, the Indian Academy Of Pediatrics concluded that cord blood stem cell transplantation has the ability to treat many malignant, immunological, hematological, and metabolic disorders, even when it only partially matches the recipient. Furthermore, the safety of the procedure was also well accepted.²

Therefore, while the concept of cord blood banking was approved, the IAP insisted that it is public cord blood banking that should be promoted over private banking. LifeCell’s Community cord Blood Banking Program works quite similarly to a public stem cell bank, where parents can store their baby's cord blood stem cells in a common pool that can be accessed by any member (related or unrelated) of the community.²

Thus, the Community Cord Blood Banking Program model completely meets the IAP and IMA recommendations. In fact, not only does Community Banking solve the challenges of low inventory and high costs of the public banking model, it is also a more sustainable business model compared to public banks.

LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program & ACOG, AAP, ASBMT Recommendations

International bodies like American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) also agree that the likelihood of using one’s own cord blood is very small (less than 0.04%). And hence, these bodies also recommend donation of cord blood in a public bank because there is a 100 times more chance of release of a unit from a public bank compared to a private bank.^{3, 4, 5}

Now, let us also have a quick look at what some of the leading stem cell transplant physicians have to say about LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program.

Stem Cell Transplant Experts’ Take On LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program

Hear What Our Doctors Have To Say

As you must have guessed by now, LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program offers optimal advantages over other options when it comes to banking your baby’s cord blood. Let’s have a look at some of the best features of OUR program that makes it stand out amongst the rest.

Here’s How LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program Overcomes The Current Challenges of Public Banks!

The following factors are proof that LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program is an even better option to consider than public stem cell banks!

Wrapping Up

LifeCell’s Community Cord Blood Banking Program, quite evidently, is a great option to consider for banking your child’s cord blood stem cells, given its unmatched benefits and features. As already divulged above, the Community Banking system offered by LifeCell is quite similar to that of a public bank, which is favored by various national and international medical bodies.

Thus, if you’re expecting a child, and would like to know more about banking their cord blood with us, call 1800 266 55 33 or visit www.lifecell.in.