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Follow on Google News | ![]() Cord Blood: Reasons for Testing and BankingOnce your baby is born, the specialist collects the cord blood for quality testing and cord blood banking. Read on to know the reasons for it.
Read this article to know why cord blood testing and banking are done. Why is Cord Blood Testing Done? Cord blood testing is done for the following reasons:
If after testing the cord blood, higher levels of acid are found in the baby's blood, that is, (a low pH level (less than 7.04 to 7.10)). This happens either because the baby did not receive enough oxygen while in the developing stage in your womb, or the umbilical cord got compressed at the time of delivery. After the testing of the cord blood, the blood is then sent for banking. Why is Cord Blood Banking Done? Once you take the decision of cord blood banking, you must realise why you took the decision. After a lot of research, it has been found that cord blood is full of haematopoietic (blood-forming) What Are the Benefits of Cord Blood Banking? While you've taken the decision of cord banking, two banking options come in front of you: public and private cord blood banking. If you choose public cord blood banking, you might have to donate your baby's stem cells either for research work or to help others. So, the cord blood banking benefits are:
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