An umbilical cord is key to giving your baby everything they need throughout pregnancy, but did you know it is a rich source of potentially life-saving stem cells?
What are stem cells?
Stem cells are different from all other kinds of cells in the body. These amazing cells help us grow and develop and can heal illnesses and injuries by regenerating into new and different types of cells. Currently, there are around 80+ standard therapies using cord blood stem cells, and are used to treat blood cancers such as leukaemias as well as some anaemias and inherited disorders.
What is stem cell banking?
Stem cell banking gives expectant parents just like you the opportunity to preserve these amazing cells. Everyday families worldwide choose to store their baby’s umbilical cord stem cells. One such facility is the UK-based Future Health Biobank.
Collected shortly after your baby’s birth, the process is safe and non-invasive and doesn’t interfere with their delivery – so you can concentrate on those precious moments with your little one.
The sample is processed in Future Health’s laboratory and then stored exclusively for your family. Should you ever need your cells, Future Health will ship them anywhere worldwide, free of charge.
Your baby’s sample is a 100% match for them, with a 25% chance of their cord blood stem cells being a full match for a biological sibling.
Your options
You can choose to store your baby’s cord blood and/or cord tissue – most people choose both. Cord blood contains haematopoietic stem cells and is used in 80+ standard therapies. Cord tissue contains a different type of stem cell, mesenchymal stem cells. These cells feature in many clinical trials, including autism, cerebral palsy, and type 1 diabetes.
The once-in-a-lifetime chance to access these therapies and the potential through cord blood and tissue stem cells is at your baby’s birth – making them just that bit more precious.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to store your baby’s umbilical cord stem cells is at their birth.
Storing your baby's stem cells will not interfere with your obstetric or midwifery care and is compatible with all types of birth. The process is non-invasive and compatible with delayed cord clamping and placenta encapsulation.
Every day throughout the world, babies are born and their parents have chosen to store their stem cells - it is one of the first choices you can make for your newborn.
THEIR STEM CELLS ARE:
• A 100% match for them
• A 25% match for a biological sibling
• Stored exclusively for your family
“We were so impressed by Future Health’s professionalism and the phlebotomist they sent when I gave birth was both incredibly efficient and empathetic to the emotions we were going through in the last stages of birth and I hardly noticed her presence at all.”
Chemmy Alcott, Former British World Cup Alpine Ski Champion
Welcome to Future Health Biobank
This insight is brought to you by Future Health Biobank one of the world’s largest stem cell banks. They are specialists in collecting, processing, and storing stem cells at their in-laboratory and storage facilities in Nottingham.
By storing your baby’s cord blood and tissue, you capture these valuable cells and harvest their potential to protect not just your child but your family too.
To find out more about stem cell storage, get in touch with Future Health’s customer care team on 0115 967 7707, or visit their website futurehealthbiobank.com.
If you’re trying to conceive (TTC), you probably know that there are certain foods and nutrients that become especially important once you’re pregnant. But nutrition plays a vital role even when trying to conceive, much like laying a strong foundation before constructing a house.
Certain nutrients create that foundation by supporting egg and sperm health (yes, nutrition matters for both partners), hormone balance and creating a hospitable environment for a fertilized egg to implant. In fact, studies show that certain nutrients can help increase fertility and improve success rates for both natural conception and fertility treatments.
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Choosing supplements for your fertility journey
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When choosing a supplement to support your fertility journey, look for science-backed, high-quality ingredients. Our editors are careful to select and partner with brands that use ingredients that have been clinically studied to support fertility. Eu Natural® (pronounced you) covers all those bases and more. We love knowing that Eu Natural® products contain zero artificial additives, binders, or fillers and are lab-tested to ensure purity and potency.
Future Health Biobank is one of the world’s largest stem cell banks. They are specialists in collecting, processing, and storing stem cells at their in-laboratory and storage facilities in Nottingham.
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