The latest issue of the Parent’s Guide To Cord Blood Foundation® newsletter included information about a study published in November 2020 on cell therapy for cerebral plays [1]. The study concludes that there is a significant benefit for cord blood therapy for cerebral palsy. It also confirms that there is a major trend in cord […]

A new study suggests umbilical cord stem cells found in the cord of new born babies implanted into Covid patients could improve survival chances.  The study was carried out in the USA by scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where researchers have reported a 91 per cent survival rate in seriously […]

Joanne and Kjell Olsen’s son Thorben was born with a serious heart defect. Now a fully healthy four month old baby, Joanne describes what it was like finding out how her son would die if he didn’t have major heart surgery, and how her medical research led her to safe guarding his future with umbilical […]

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to start a small clinical trial using stem cells against COVID-19. The trial will evaluate the use of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells to address the symptoms of life-threatening lung inflammation suffered by people with the severe […]

The new coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading fast and the World Health Organization declared a pandemic last week. It first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019 and the source is believed to be a “wet market” which sold both dead and live animals including fish and birds.  Such markets pose a heightened risk of […]

None of us has seen anything like the coronavirus pandemic before. We are facing the worst public health crisis in a generation, and the virus is quickly affecting just about every aspect of people’s lives, including the birth of our children. Understandably, many mums-to-be are asking if the Covid19 can be passed to the baby […]

Could stem cell technology be used in the treatment of people critically ill with the coronavirus? Science and Technology Daily has reported that Chinese researchers are currently studying this. Four Covid-19 patients who received stem cell treatment while in a serious condition have been discharged from hospital in China after recovering, Science and Technology Daily […]

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Congenital heart defects can now be treated using the child’s own umbilical cord blood instead of donor blood in newborn heart surgery, improving outcomes for babies and reducing anxiety in expectant parents. How can you get rid of a child that you feel inside yourself every second, listen to its movements and already love more […]