Cord Blood Awareness Month takes place in July. The annual initiative explores the importance of preserving cord blood which is vital for healing people with leukemia, lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases. If you’re pregnant and weren’t aware that the Newborn Umbilical Cord Initiative Act was passed in March 2007, you’re not alone. Many people don’t even know that cord blood banks exist.
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Cord blood that doesn’t meet the requirements to be banked can help researchers come up with ways to regenerate organs that have been damaged or diseased. It is also used to rebuild heart muscles as well as bone and spinal cord tissue.
Why Don’t More Women Bank Cord Blood?
A lack of understanding of what cord blood does and how it is retrieved prevent women from wanting to donate it after giving birth to a child. Then, it goes to waste without helping people in need. Having an initiative such as Cord Blood Awareness Month allows women to educate themselves about the service and share what they’ve learned with family and friends online and in person.
To Donate or Not to Donate?
You’ll make a lot of decisions throughout your pregnancy concerning your body and your baby. Donating cord blood is yet another consideration for you to make. It could be among the best things you’ve done next to signing up for being an organ donor at the driver’s license bureau because it allows you to save many lives without any real effort on your behalf.
Visit OBGYN High Desert Throughout Your Pregnancy for the Best Care
Dr. Ahmadinia provides the best care for pregnant women who come to OBGYN High Desert. From tending to the needs of patients who have been deemed “high risk” to administering pregnancy tests as well as 3D and 4D ultrasounds, the OBGYN has your best interests in mind. He takes into account your personal medical history, past pregnancies, age, and weight, so he is able to come up with a treatment plan that works well for you. He can also help you make a decision on which cord blood bank to donate to.
