common heart diseases in children
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
I am a single mom to be, and I want to do cord blood banking. Doctors say it’s a scam. Opinions??
Even if the baby (my 1st child) has a slim chance of using the stem cells, I feel it’s like an insurance policy of sorts. I would pay far more financially and emotionally (and the child would pay more physically) if I didn’t pay this $2K for cord blood banking and the child could have used them in the near, or distant, future. Plus, I am more excited about future breakthroughs in stem cell research as the diseases they aim to treat are more common and run in my family (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, parkinsons and alzheimers). Would anyone with real experience or a personal story that’s related to this topic, or with advice, please answer? Thank you kindly…I deliver in about a month, so time is of the essence.
The technology DOES exist. Do your research. There was a news story on the radio just yesterday about the advances in stem cells from the umbilical cord helping leukemia patients.
I would get another opinion. I can not believe that a doctor would tell someone that it is a scam. It certainly is not contributing to informed consent for them to not give you facts.
If you do not store the cord blood yourself, some hospitals donate it to banks that do. Some hospitals “sell” it (to companies that, for instance, make perfume-I am for real). So perhaps doctors/hospitals are losing a kickback by parents becoming more aware and banking the cord blood for themselves.
I just know that it HAS already been proven to help treat a variety of diseases, and I believe it will prove even more beneficial in the future.
Heart Disease in Children – Health Connection
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