Podcasts about Cord blood

Over 300 Chemicals Found in Babies' Cord Blood [Podcast Episode #204]. The birth of a baby is a miraculous moment, yet recent research has shed light on a startling concern—more than 300 chemicals have been detected in babies' cord blood and placenta at birth. This discovery highlights the fact that exposure to harmful chemicals begins much earlier than we previously thought. From conception through pregnancy, toxins can pass from the mother to the fetus, raising concerns about their potential long-term effects on child development and health. This episode will delve into the sources of these chemicals, their potential effects on babies, and how you can reduce exposure during pregnancy. The Shocking Truth: What's in Cord Blood? Cord blood is a rich source of stem cells which help to regulate the immune system. Their responses shown in blood screening can be indicators of underlying coinfections of autism such as Lyme, mold, and strep. These infections are often undetected in many traditional blood tests, but it can also contain toxic chemicals and environmental pollutants. Studies, including the Environmental Working Group (EWG) investigation, have found traces of heavy metals, flame retardants, pesticides, and industrial compounds in the umbilical cord blood of newborns. Out of the hundreds of chemicals detected, some include: – Lead: A potent neurotoxin linked to developmental delays and cognitive issues. – Mercury: Found in fish and industrial pollutants, it can affect brain development. – Bisphenol A (BPA): Used in plastics, BPA has been associated with hormone disruption. – Phthalates: Common in plastics and personal care products, they can disrupt the endocrine system. – Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs): Used in flame retardants, these chemicals can harm brain and thyroid development. The fact that these chemicals are present in cord blood is alarming because it indicates that a fetus is exposed to these substances during critical periods of development... Click Here or Click the link below for more details! https://naturallyrecoveringautism.com/204

In this episode, we challenge the reliability of traditional tests like Homan's sign and cervical motion tenderness. Learn how understanding and applying likelihood ratios can vastly improve diagnostic accuracy, and why combining multiple findings is more reliable than putting faith in isolated tests.Then we discuss a new JAMA study linking advanced endometriosis with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer. The study brings to light the complexities and gaps in our knowledge, underscoring the importance of personalized patient discussions regarding risks and treatment options. Next, we discuss a new study about how surgical residents are treated during residency. From inadequate parental leave to cultural pressures, we highlight the urgent need for systematic changes to foster a supportive and equitable environment. Then expose the deceptive practices in the umbilical cord blood banking industry, revealing the ethical issues and questioning the touted benefits. Finally, we answer listener questions about use of sterile gloves for cervical exams and trials of labor after two cesareans. 00:00:02 Obsolete Physical Exam Maneuvers in Gynecology 00:14:25 Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer Risk00:20:47 Residency Challenges for Parents and Discrimination00:33:10 Deceptive Practices in Cord Blood Banking00:49:19 Debate on Mammography Guidelines00:54:17 Listener Questions: Sterile Gloves and VBA2CFollow us on Instagram @thinkingaboutobgyn.

Here's what you can expect in this episode... Mindful Moment + Check-In: This week's mindful moment includes a 3-1-7 breathing technique and some Balance Breathing. This practice activates the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting calmness and relaxation. We follow this by tuning in to any tightness or tension we feel in our neck and shoulders. Recovery Ray offers some stretches to help us relieve tension and experience ease. Mindful Reflection: The mindful reflection question for this week is: "In what situations do I feel most challenged, and what can these challenges teach me about myself?" Ray recommends we reflect on whether our challenging situations are occurring in our personal and professional lives before leaning into curiosity and seeing what we can learn from the experience. Viewing our challenges in this way helps us understand that with challenges come opportunities for growth and resilience. Affirmation: This week's affirmation is: “I am open to learning from challenging situations, knowing they provide opportunities for growth.” This affirmation is in alignment with the mindful reflection question and encourages embracing challenges with curiosity and openness, cultivating resilience, and personal development. Featured Article: The featured article for this week is titled "Cord Blood Banking and the Benefits for Ethnic Minorities" In observance of Cord Blood Awareness Month, the article explores what cord blood banking is and the positive impact it can have on minority communities. Key takeaways include the life-saving potential of cord blood, the specific benefits for patients of color, and the accessibility of making cord blood donations. Recovery Ray encourages listeners to continue to educate themselves on this topic and contribute to public banking if possible. Questions, comments, or feedback? Send them to ⁠⁠podcast@balanceperiod.com Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Generational Wellness Digest audio experience. Remember to invest in your wellness because you are worth the investment. Continue to learn, grow, and develop your sustainable self-care system. You don't have to be perfect to make progress—be patient and kind to yourself on this journey of creating generational wellness. Be well and make it a great week! Balance Period Resources: See our Products/Services: https://shop.balanceperiod.com/ Check out the Generational Wellness Digest: https://blog.balanceperiod.com/ Get a Free WHOOP Wellness Tracker - https://join.whoop.com/balanceperiod Sustainable Self-Care System Discounts: shorturl.at/lpsMV Download our Free Energy Management Guide: https://balance-period.ck.page/742a74403a Access more resources: https://linktr.ee/balanceperiod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/balance-period/support

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We're hopping into your feed this week with a short update: There have been some conversations in the media recently about cord blood banking that have caused some confusion, so we wanted to talk a little about that and share a great resource. Emily Pajcic, RN, and Chelsea Price, RN, of Bloodworks' Cord Blood Donation Program recently sat down with Lauren Ryan of Cancer Pathway's Encompassing Cancer podcast to talk about the lifesaving power of cord blood. Go check it out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lifesaving-power-of-cord-blood-with-emily/id1616721257?i=1000662294720

“With cord blood, hope really knows no bounds.”Diane Paradise is living proof that cord blood transplants cure the incurable. Diagnosed with a rare form of Hodgkin Lymphoma at only 24 years old, Diane fought an extremely hard fight as it returned five more times before age 42. It had now become stage 4B and metastasized to her bone marrow. With no other options, Diane was given hope through a clinical trial. She eradicated all of her sick marrow through aggressive chemotherapy and then was given a new blood type through a cord blood transplant from two different donors. 24 days later, after almost two decades, Diane was cured. She has just celebrated her 10th year of being cancer-free and has committed her life's work to spreading education about the hope behind what banking your baby's cord blood after birth can do for your family. Meagan and Diane talk about what cord blood banking is, how to enroll, how much it costs, and where you can find all of the information you need about this lifesaving procedure. July is Cord Blood Awareness Month and Cryo-Cell is offering a free seminar on Wednesday, July 31 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. Register at https://lp.cryo-cell.com/fuller-paradise-seminar. Cryo-Cell's WebsiteNeeded WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Hey, hey everybody. Today's episode is a little different from the norm. We are actually going to be talking about cord blood banking. We have my friend Diane on the podcast. Hello, Diane. Diane: Hello, hello. Meagan: It's so good to see you again. She and I met for the first time actually in January of this year, 2024 at a doula retreat and she was there speaking at this retreat about cord blood banking. Cord blood banking for me wasn't actually a new topic because I had spoken to another company a little while ago about it but there was something extra unique and extra special about Diane and Cryo-Cell is the company that she works with that I was like, We need to share more about this. First of all, her story which I'm sure she'll share a little bit more about, is incredible. So today, we actually normally would do a review, but I really want to soak up the time with Diane because I know her time is so precious. After the intro, we are going to dive right into what this is even about. Meagan: Okay, you guys. Like I said, we have our friend Diane. Diane is a 29-year, six-time cancer survivor. After fighting a rare and uncurable Hodgkin Lymphoma for nearly two decades, a cord stem cell transplant saved her life. You guys, when she was sharing her story at this retreat, it was so insanely amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. So many things that she's been through. It says, “This past December, she celebrated her 10th transplant re-birthday. For many years, Diane was a survivorship educator helping women living with cancer and chronic illness. Today she is spending time on the side of the cure educating expectant parents, birth workers, and obstetricians on providing the potential of cord blood for Cryo-Cell International, the world's first cord blood bank.” Diane, welcome to the show. Seriously, I am so excited for you to talk more about this with our listeners because we do have expectant parents. We do have OB/GYNs and midwives and birth workers and this really is a unique thing and it's something that is so powerful. I know because I've heard your story so I'm just going to turn the time over to you. Diane: Thank you so much, Meagan. First of all, I know your audience is varied but for the expectant moms out there, I just want to say congratulations. I can only imagine the mix of emotions they are feeling right now and one of them is probably a profound sense of hope and anticipation. So for me, hope was two units of cord blood stem cells hanging on an IV pole on December 3, 2013. So let me step back a bit just so everybody can understand. I was diagnosed at 24 years old with that rare, incurable form of Hodgkin Lymphoma. It was back in 1994. I think about that. Wow, I'm aging and I love it. The alternative wasn't great. Meagan: But you're still so young. Diane: I am. I am.I was told that this was incurable and that it would keep coming back. It would be more and more aggressive. The chemo would become less effective over time and the intervals between when it came back would get shorter. That's exactly what happened. It came back at ages 31, 35, and 38. It became really aggressive at age 40. What I mean by that is that it went from stage 2B to 4B. It had metastasized into my bone marrow. I couldn't walk. I couldn't drive. I couldn't take care of myself. I couldn't even take care of myself alone. Thankfully, I went back into remission around the spring of 41, but it came back a year later at age 42. I spent about a year and a half going through different types of chemotherapy trying to get it back into remission and that's when the idea of a transplant came up because quite honestly, it was my last chance. It was my last hope. It was in my bone marrow. It was time to either going to heal or it wasn't. So I ended up in a major hospital and we originally had started looking at bone marrow transplant. We were looking at what they call a half-match and they were going to use my sibling. Now, my siblings aren't ideal donors. They are older than I am and the ideal donor is 18-35. At that point, I was 43 so I was a year and a half into it. I was 43 so that tells you how much out of the ideal age range my siblings were. Then they called me and said, “Oh hey, we have a clinical trial going where we are going to be comparing the side effects of cord blood versus bone marrow and the effectiveness.” I was like, “I don't understand. What's the difference?” They said, “Bone marrow is educated stem cells. They are educated stem cells. They've been exposed so any virus that your donor has or has had, when you receive that donation as your own stem cells, you will have been exposed to that whereas cord blood which is taken after the umbilical cord is clamped and cut is pure and uneducated. It has a higher rate of engraftment. It has a lower rate of graft versus host disease which is where your body thinks the stem cells are the enemy. Then it really doesn't have much of a chance of a virus being there, a latent virus.” I went ahead and said, “Yes. Hello, I'll take that pure, uneducated. I've had a failing immune system for 19 years at this point. Yes. I'll take that clean, clear, beautiful, pristine cord blood stem cells.” So I went to the hospital. It was around November and I had to do a lot of the pretesting. I went through six days of really intense chemotherapy and one day of radiation to eradicate my own bone marrow, the sick bone marrow. Then I received on December 3, 2013, two donor stem cells. One was from Germany and one was from Michigan. About, it was a few weeks later. It was a few weeks later when they pull a blood test to see where are you on the engraftment. Is there a little bit of one of the donors? And I want to step back. The reason that there were two donors– if I were a child, I would only need one donor, but I'm an adult. That's a lot of bone marrow that has to go in and graft and replicate in order to ingraft for an adult basically. That's why I had two of them. It kind of creates a survivor of the fittest. It creates an environment for faster cell engraftment. So then I had the blood test done 24 days later. After 19 years of battling incurable cancer, I was 100% grafted to the Michigan baby in just those 24 days. Meagan: Isn't that incredible? Diane: It really is. I was cured by cord blood in 24 days. Meagan: 24 days after years and years. Diane: Almost two decades. Meagan: Yes. Diane: Yes. So think about this. I want you to really think about this. What is often tossed as medical waste is what saved my life. Meagan: I encapsulate placentas, the actual placenta itself and there will be so many times where people are like, “Why would you do that? That is garbage.” They literally say that. They think that. Placentas are garbage, but look at what it's done. It saved your life. Diane: Well, the cord blood did, yes. Meagan: The cord blood which I understand they can throw the placenta away after they get the cord blood out. Is that correct? Diane: So what we do with cord blood is that after it is clamped and cut, they actually insert a needle and draw the rest of the cord blood out because the placenta continues to pulse as if the baby is there for up to 30 minutes. That's the stem cells that we are collecting. Now, if we were to collect the cord tissue that's after the placenta has been delivered, we will cut and collect the cord tissue if that's something that the parent is interested in, yes. Meagan: Gotcha. Diane: Yes. So I ended up with a new blood type, just so you know. Meagan: Oh yes, I remember you saying that. Diane: Remember? I remember you liked that comment a lot when we talked about it. Meagan: A whole new blood type. The fascinating thing is even your immune system we talked about how it started over. Diane: Yeah, I had new baby immunizations. I'm 43 years old and 44 years old and getting immunizations as if I never had them. Meagan: Yeah. Diane: I just find that so fascinating. Meagan: It is so fascinating. Diane: So fascinating. Meagan: It is. Okay, so cord blood isn't being used a ton. Diane: It is. It is. Meagan: Sorry, it is being used a ton. Diane: A lot more than people know, a lot more than people know. Meagan: This is my thing is that it's not being talked about. Diane: Bingo, ding ding ding. There you go. Meagan: Let's go into that. Diane: Yes. It's funny because even I found a transplant video from the day of the transplant where I did a vlog to my family and friends and I talked to them about these two women who selflessly donated their cord blood and how it would potentially save my life or potentially could save my life. I was like, “I don't even know how they do that.” The video was really funny. What I realized was once I got done with it, I went down this rabbit hole of, I need to know more. Once it cured me, I wanted to know everything. Meagan: I'm sure. Diane: What I found was there was a lot of information out there and it's being used in a lot of ways but there's also misinformation. You had mentioned that I was a survivorship coach leading up to this and I was until I moved to Tennessee and I just decided I didn't want to continue that and I wanted to be on the side of the cure and for me, that was cord blood. Fast forward to today, I am working for Cryo-Cell International and now, I can recognize and help people with the misinformation and myths surrounding cord blood banking. You talked about it not being used. That is simply not true. We just don't know about it. It is actually an FDA-approved treatment for nearly 80 different diseases including blood cancers, and anemias– we have a whole list on our website but there have been 50,000 transplants worldwide and there are 175 active clinical trials for things like autism, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, adult stroke, Alzheimer's, dementia, Type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's– because what it is, cord blood is rich. I don't want this to be a big science class lesson, but it's good for people to understand because we have two different things here. We have cord blood and we have cord tissue. Cord blood is what is called a metapoetic stem cell and that is what creates all of the cells in your blood and immune system which is why it was able to replace my stem cells with my donor's. They are a perfect match for the baby. They are a 50-75% chance of a match for a sibling and there are a lot of sibling transplants and an acceptable match for parents. Now, the other side of it, the cord tissue, is a different type of stem cell which is the mesenchymal stem cell. They do something a little bit different. That's in the Wharton's Jelly so they are capable of becoming structural and connective tissues like bone, fat, and cartilage, and they can modify immune functions to help treat autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and diabetes. I recently listened to a doctor out of UC Davis. Her name is Dr. Farmer and she used the stem cells from cord tissue on the spine of a baby with spina bifida in utero. She did the surgery in utero and closed up the opening where the spinal cord was exposed and the baby came out wiggling their toes and moving legs. Pretty amazing. Meagan: Wow. Diane: Yeah. And there's a lot being done with this. There are over 100 active clinical trials for ALS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Type 1 diabetes again, MS, Crohn's, and spinal cord injuries– I mean, there are just so many active clinical trials for different diseases out there. It is being used. Cord blood is being used and cord tissue is in active clinical trials as well. Meagan: Wow. So especially for our pregnant mamas and expectant parents or even birth workers wanting to share this information with their clients, what is the process to do this? We know a lot of the benefits right here. We just went through so many of these benefits. What is the process of getting started? What I think is pretty cool about Cryo-Cell is that they can send the kit to you. I saw the kit you have brought as an example. Can you walk listeners through what it's like in case they are interested in doing it both physically on what the steps are and even financially if we can talk a little bit about that? Diane: We can.Meagan: Then storage-wise, how long? There are so many questions. Can we talk about that process? Diane: Absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. I'm trying to think of where we should start with this. There are so many questions you just asked me there. Meagan: Sorry, I just threw a lot at you. Diane: Like, hmm. Where do I begin? Another myth– so if somebody wants to save for themselves, one of the myths we hear is that it's expensive. 10 years ago it was. Now, it's more affordable and Cryo-Cell has, first of all, we have the most amazing kit. You mentioned it. I will repeat that. We have a kit that has a handle on it. It comes to you. You open it up and it has everything right there, the forms for you to fill out, the information for you to give the delivery physician. All of that is right there. When you enroll, you get the collection kit, the shipping, the medical courier, the processing, and testing because after processing, once it arrives back to us, it has to be processed and tested as well as the first year is storage. That price because it has that initial fee in it ranges from $800-2000 whether it is cord blood or cord blood and cord tissue. However, we have a risk-free enrollment so nothing is charged at the time that you enroll. If you decide not to collect, call us and ship the kit back within two weeks and it will be no cost to the expectant parent. Then after that, if they do enroll and we get all of it and it's processed, the annual storage fee runs between $185 and $370. It's $185 for cord blood and then $370 for cord blood and cord tissue. We offer flexed payment plans. We offer monthly specials. There are discounts for returning clients and families with multiple children. We have military discounts for retired and active and also medical professionals. If your friends and family want to purchase gift certificates for you, they can do that as well. We have that ability. The thing that I like the most is that we have a refer-a-friend program. If you are having a baby, your friends are probably having them too. If you refer your friend to us and they become a client, you get a free year of storage and you can get unlimited years of storage using that program. I do want to just take a quick step back with the kit because our kit is like I said, it's special. It has everything in it that you need. We have these– I'm trying to think of what they are called right now. Vacuum packs, they're not vacuum packs. They're insulated packs because it has to stay at a certain temperature. If it's too hot out, those packs will cool the collection down as it's being shipped. If it's too cold out, it will warm them up. It's pretty special. It is definitely a kit and then it also protects up to 30 times longer because of that. Meagan: Yeah. Which I think is a really unique thing about their kit for sure. Diane: Yes. Yes. Meagan: So they've got it no matter what part of the world or what time your baby is born. If it's in wintertime or summertime– Diane: Yes. It's taken care of. Meagan: It's taken care of. You can rest assured. Okay, so they can enroll to be a member. If you do and decide to donate, it gets sent. There's an initial fee but then there is an annual fee which you can easily get for free by referring friends. We talked about it being shared and it can help siblings and things like that. It is there if you need it. For your instance, is it possible to be a match to somebody then does someone call? How does that work? Diane: No, so my donations came from a public bank. Mine were unrelated donors. Meagan: Okay, because that was a clinical thing too, right? Was yours a trial? Diane: It was a trial, but they already knew that cord blood transplants worked. They were just trying to compare the side effects of each– which has lower, graft versus host. Meagan: So it was just being donated from a bank. Diane: Yes, from a public bank. If someone can't afford to private bank for their family, there is the option to donate like what saved me. Meagan: That's where I was getting at. This is perfect. Diane: That is free and that is anonymous. You can give someone a chance at life whether it be through a transplant like I received or through research. Cryo-Cell has public donation sites in Florida, Arizona, and California. If there isn't one in someone's area who is listening, I'm sure you'll put out my contact information and they can contact me directly and I may be able to help them find a way for them to donate. Now, there's a couple of things that I want people to understand about the public donation option. If you can't afford to private bank, this is a great option because the only other option is for it to be medical waste. Let these be the only two options for you and that's why I'm like, contact me. I might be able to help. I want you to understand that I did have two donors. Only one of them was from the United States. They had to go out of the States to Germany to find me a second match. Whether it's bone marrow or cord blood, it isn't easy to find any match when it comes to that type of transplant. If there is a family history of any of the diseases that I mentioned earlier, I really urge people to consider private banking to safeguard your family's health because when you donate, sometimes people think, Well, I'll just donate and it'll be there if I need it. Well, 8 out of 10 units that are donated go to medical waste anyway because of family health history or low collection volume and they are being used daily. The ones that are there are being used daily so most likely, you won't find it if you need the cord blood for your family. Meagan: Right and your family is more likely to be a perfect match, right? Diane: With the matches, it is a perfect match for the baby. It's a 50-75% acceptable match for a sibling and an acceptable match for the parents as well. Meagan: Right, yeah. So pretty awesome chances. Diane: Yes. Yes. Because of the audience, I want everybody to understand because this is probably the #1 myth that I get from parents that I hear a lot. That is that, Well, I want to delay cord clamp so I can't save the cord blood. I want you to know that you can. 10 years ago, that was probably true. Today, if they follow the ACOG recommendation of a 30-60-second delay, you can delay and save. It may yield a smaller collection so basically what that means is it's really crucial to select the best processing method. For instance, our PrepaCyte processing method is more advanced. It provides a cleaner yield and that is what makes it beneficial for delayed cord clamping and saving the cord blood. So if that is truly what they want to do, here's the other thing to know. Remember how I said that you have a risk-free enrollment if you enroll then decide not to collect? If you enroll and you collect and it gets to us and it has suboptimal results, we pick up the phone and call you and talk to you about it. You can decide one way or another if you want to move forward with banking that cord blood. Meagan: Continue. Diane: Yes. And you did ask about how long does this stuff last? Cord blood is living medicine. It is collected. It is processed and it is stored in this amazing five-compartment chamber so you can get multiple uses out of it if maybe it's a treatment protocol and it's not one big transplant necessarily which I think is going to become more and more the way of doing things with cord blood. That's my personal opinion. That's not necessarily the opinion of Cryo-Cell, but I do see that with all of the reading that I've done. Did I answer all of those questions you threw at me? I'm not sure, but I tried. Meagan: Yes, yes. I think you did. You nailed it. Diane: Yes. Meagan: Yes. Yes. Okay, so obviously you chose to work for Cryo-Cell for a reason and you're telling us all of the things about why but is there anything else that you are like, this is literally why I choose Cryo-Cell and why I suggest them? Diane: Yes. When I was doing all of my research, I looked into all of the cord blood banks, but for me, because I was cured by cord blood. This was why I am still standing here. I wanted to work for a company who did more than just banked cord blood. So when I went looking for that and I found Cryo-Cell, I realized that they focus on cord blood education and also cord blood advancement. They are embedded in every facet of the cord blood industry. They have private which is also called family banking. They have public donation sites. They are always seeking out the best technology for our kids and for our storage. I mentioned those temperature packs. I mentioned the five-chamber storage bag and then our premium processing, the PrepaCyte. So we are the world's first cord blood bank, but we don't ever rest on our laurels. Thank you. There's the word. They never rest on their laurels, so to speak. Why do I keep trying to say that word? That's hilarious. They are constantly trying to advance research. They are advancing research. In 2021, Cryo-Cell entered into an exclusive license agreement with Duke University and what that does is it grants us the right to propriety processes and regulatory data related to cord blood and cord tissue development at Duke. This year, I love this. This year, we are opening our first infusion clinic where it will be a site for future clinical trials investigating cerebral palsy, autism, and other neurological conditions. This is what I mean. We don't just collect the cord blood and cryo-preserve it. We are constantly looking for how that can be used. How can it be used to protect the families who have trusted us with their baby's cord blood? And not just us, but they've trusted us and we want to do what's right for them. Cord blood is all we do. We aren't part of a larger business model and that's what makes our quality and our level of customer service unmatched. I knew Cryo-Cell was who I wanted to work for and I'll be honest with you. The story behind how this all happened was honestly the stars aligning and I happened to be in the same room with someone who worked there. I had a conversation and a few months later, this is where I ended up. I couldn't be happier. This company is– Meagan: Life-changing, literally. Diane: Yes. Life saving. Meagan: Lifesaving, yeah. Okay, so tell everybody where they can enroll and find more information because on the website, there's a lot of really great information. There's more on why, pricing, they go into the cord tissue. They talk about private versus public so all of the things that you've been touching on. They've got all of these things, a Q&A. There is a really, really great amount of information. Where can they find you? Where can they find the website? How can they enroll and all of the things? Diane: If they want to know more or are ready to enroll, they can go to our website which is cryo-cell.com and they can either chat with one of our incredible cord blood educators. They can click to enroll. Like you said, everything that they are curious about is there. If they want to reach out to me personally, I have an Instagram account for Cryo-Cell which is called @curedbycordblood. I have all of my contact information there. Meagan: Okay. I'm going to write that down right now so we can make sure to have it in the show notes. You guys, it's super easy in case you forget anything. Just scroll in the show notes. Click the link and you can go read more about how you can definitely start cord blood banking for yourself or like she said, even donate to the public. Diane: Yes. Yes, or for research. Can I just end with one thing for these expectant parents? Meagan: Yes, of course. Diane: Banking cord blood is a once in your baby's lifetime opportunity. You don't want to miss it. If you have questions, call us. When I tell you we have the greatest educators in the industry, I mean it. Every bit of it, I mean it. They can answer all of your questions. All I ask is that no matter what you decide, please don't let it go to medical waste because, with cord blood, hope really knows no bounds. Meagan: Thank you so stinking much for joining us today and sharing this seriously invaluable information. It is so important and it can really benefit so many people. So thank you so much.  Diane: Thank you for having me.  ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? 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In this episode of the Running Wine Mom podcast, host Samantha Cieslinski chats with Marion Welch, a seasoned cord blood educator with a passion for informing families about the life-saving potential of cord blood banking. Marion dives deep into her personal journey, highlighting how her father's battle with Parkinson's disease fueled her advocacy for stem cell preservation. Tune in to learn about the latest advancements in the field, the critical importance of educating expectant parents, and how Cryo-Cell is leading the charge with top-notch processing and storage solutions. Don't miss this enlightening conversation on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to collect and preserve cord blood stem cells!@save_the_chord_bloodhttps://www.cryo-cell.com/Call Marion:  203-942-6206

Our latest episode features Max Pinones, Manager, Cord Blood, Birth Tissue and Advanced Therapies Laboratory, talking about life in the lab.

With the Cordlife saga making headlines as of late, more people are curious about cord blood and its uses. It costs about $7,000 to store the precious blood in a private bank for 21 years - not a figure to scoff at! So after all that, what are the chances you'll use the cord blood? Is there a big difference between storing your child's cord blood in a private bank, versus donating it to a public bank? Audrey, Ryan and Emaad go through Cord Blood 101 together in today's Breakfast Bites.   Presented by: Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang and Emaad Akhtar Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Music/sound & photo credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you donate baby's umbilical-cord blood, it can save lives. Learn how cord blood is used to treat various illnesses. You can also find out how to donate your baby's cord blood, if you won't be needing it. Learn more at yourpregnancyweekbyweek.com.

How do you lead an organization that does great work AND is a great place to work? In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Marcie Finney, Executive Director at the Cleveland Cord Blood Center (CCBC). Marcie discusses:What umbilical cord blood is and why we bank it.The differences between a private cord blood bank and a public cord blood bank.The life-saving treatments that are now available because of research enabled by cord blood and stem cell transplants.Marcie's journey from being a researcher to running the CCBC.The work she's done to make CCBC a great place to work, including better infrastructure, a new strategic plan, updated job descriptions, and so much more.How the CCBC is part of the Cord Blood Association, which brought cord blood banks together and helped them achieve FDA licensing.The importance of racial and ethnic diversity in the cord blood units stored by public cord blood banks, especially as the US population is growing more diverse.How CCBC supports groundbreaking research into new treatments for all sorts of diseases, including leukemia, autoimmune disorders, cerebral palsy, and HIV.How creating a diverse cord blood inventory is a national resource.How nurses call donors when their baby's cord blood is going to be used; these are some of the best calls they make!Why moms should consider donating their babies' cord blood to a public cord blood bank.References:Cleveland Cord Blood CenterNational Marrow Donor Program Cord Blood AssociationParent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation

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Following news several months ago about cord blood banking company Cellsafe International seeking liquidation, we speak to Assoc Prof Chua Kien Hui, Cell Therapy Scientist at the Department of Physiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, about what options are available for desperate parents who have been left in limbo over their children's stored cord blood.Image Credit: Shutterstock

Marcie Finney is the Executive Director of the Cleveland Cord Blood Center ( https://clevelandcordblood.org/about-us/leadership/ ) where her responsibilities include strategic planning, finance, administration and quality product development. With an extensive background in the field of cord blood, she spent over 10 years at Case Western Reserve University where she participated in all aspects of cord blood research and she is active in the cellular therapy community, sharing knowledge and experiences in cord blood banking research and cellular therapy throughout the U.S. and globally. The Cleveland Cord Blood Center (CCBC), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), is an independent public cord blood bank serving as a leader in the collection, processing, storage and distribution of quality cord blood stem cell units for transplantation in patients with life threatening disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma and immune system disorders. The Center is one of only eight FDA-approved cord blood Centers in the U.S. Prior to her current role, Marcie served as the organization's Director of Hospital Relations where she headed the education and training of collection coordinators and medical staff at hospital collection sites. She received a Master of Science in Chemistry and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Slippery Rock University. Marcie also serves on the Board of Directors for the Cord Blood Association, one of the industry's foremost organizations. She is a member of the Advisory Board for Gamida, a cell therapy company that is pioneering new standards of care for patients with blood cancers and other blood diseases. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio. Dr. Frances Verter, Ph.D., is Founder & Director of Parent's Guide to Cord Blood ( https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/staff ), an organization she started in 1998 in memory of her daughter Shai, who when unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer, led her to become a patient advocate in order to take better care of her child. Dr. Verter started her career as a research scientist, earning a BS in physics from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Princeton University, and she found that her training as a scientist enabled her to review medical research on Shai's diagnosis and seek out treatment from the best doctors and the best hospitals. After Shai passed away, Dr. Verter formed the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood organization and in 2006 she made a career out the project. Since then, she has thrown herself even deeper into following everything about cord blood, from education for expectant parents to the use of cord blood in clinical trials. She regularly attends conferences, gives talks, and publishes articles and is LinkedIn to professionals around the world. Dr. Verter also launched CellTrials.org as a subsidiary of the Foundation in 2017 which aims to provide the world's most complete and most accurate data on clinical trials of advanced cell therapies. Support the show

Welcome back to Common Sense Medicine! For the post, skip down ~2 scrollsLong time, no see, you say. Well, that's true. I've been busy and not-so-busy these past few years, and the long overdue post about “where have you been, Shree?” is coming—I promise. But first, a reflection. Since 2018, when I started this show, the world of healthcare, and my own perspective about it, has changed tremendously. However, there is one constant: talking to people who are “in the weeds” (to borrow a corporate phrase) of the work is the best way to get up to speed in the space. There is so much happening in the world of healthcare like Generative AI, electronic health records, and biotech, and I want to write more about all of it. As I'm in a more “chill” part of medical school, I've been taking the time to talk to founders of interesting HealthTech startups to build a framework about where the industry is headed.When can I expect more posts?, you say. First of all, I'm not sure anyone is asking for more emails in their mailbox, but I hope that if you're subscribed, I'm providing some value. I'm not trying to clutter your email—I think there's a space for interesting conversations about healthcare around 1 time a month. Plus, most people just skim anyway so I'll try and keep the show notes and insights on the shorter side. Alright, now that I've gotten the niceties over with, here are the show notes.Forwarded this email? Subscribe below for musings about healthcare conversations with people who are much smarter than me.What is Anja Health? Anja Health is a health and technology company that provides cord blood, cord tissue, and placenta banking. They are one of the few companies in the world that offer these services. Anja Health's services include: * Freezing umbilical cord and placenta stem cells* Sending a kit to soon-to-be parents in preparation for their birth experience* Safely collecting and storing your baby's stem cells for future cell treatments* Providing an easy to use collection kit with FDA-approved materials* Manual lab processing for maximum stem cell volume* 20 years of secure cryogenic storage at -180°C* Personal support from a banking or birth expertAnja Health's mission is to create one more treatment option through the power of stem cells. Anja Health was founded by Kathryn Cross, just over a year after graduating from Wellesley. Kathryn shared her personal story of founding the company in memory of her brother Andrew, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after a near-death accident with me on Common Sense Medicine, and below is a summary of our conversation. Show Notes (with timestamps)* [00:02:18] Cord blood stem cell space.* Kathryn talks about a Duke University study which was a randomized, double-blind crossover trial on cerebral palsy (CP) treatment with autologous cord blood (CB). It didn't show statistically significant results between the study and control groups, but a significant difference was found between the group that received infusions with a higher dose of (>2.5 * 10^7 cells) versus those who did not. * Providers historically have not been educated about giving information about cord blood banking, and social media is easier to go direct to the customer to educate them about the cord blood banking. She spoke about creator-led businesses, which have greater trust (especially in the beginning) when they have relatability and value capture on their side. This was the enabling factor to gaining and acquiring their first few customers. * [00:07:45] Lessons from team members.* She was a younger founder, and she needed to read a lot of material around management to “learn the ropes.” She touches each part of business, but she has been decreasing her involvement with ops to focus on growth and marketing. She tried to find someone who is better than she is at parts of the business, and then aligning with them to achieve the goals which she has for Anja. * [00:11:19] Fundraising process and mistakes.* Kathryn talked about using a process to fundraise for a startup using Ryan Breslow's book Fundraising. He recommends to only fundraise for 3 months, and make sure that you don't fundraise too early before you have product-market fit because the growth will be very painful if so. Kathryn thought that she fundraised too early, and this was partly because she didn't have a process going into her fist fundraising round. * [00:15:17] Private blood banking - why should parents use it? * Kathryn says that most pregnant people should be using cord blood banking because the placenta and the cord blood bank can act as a sort of “insurance” against a worst case scenario. Physicians can use stem cells to prepare treatment and then Anja Health is able to release a patient's units to the provider, and then it's used to give the patient the stem cell treatment. * Shree's take: I'm not convinced that doing this by way of a private blood bank vs. a public blood bank is still reasonable in this day and age, because the cost doesn't justify the evidence which is currently available. If you're bullish on storing on a private blood bank, look for one which is AABB accredited (by the FDA, like Anja is). The one drawback from a public bank which I had noticed is that you might not get your cells if someone else had already used it, but looking at the Duke University study and others in the space, the blood collected might not be useful if you only have one child to do an autologous stem cell transplant—as most of the research is done in preclinical models. However, that's part of Anja's allure, because you might be able to use it in the next 20 years for therapies which haven't been discovered today. * [00:24:24] Using placenta stem cells.* When someone actually donates a blood bank sample, they can increase the density by first sorting it manually. Anja Health mentions that they can do it manually but other companies say that the automatic sorting helps them get rid of contaminants.* Shree's take: I think that this is a function of marketing—if Anja Health is able to capture more of the market and convince their buyers that automatic sorting = bad, and that manual sorting = personalized, then they can effectively control the narrative that their method is better. Kathryn also mentions that she doesn't have any statistics about how many people actually use their stem cells, which gives me pause. How useful could this be if people aren't using it and it's mostly a function of marketing? In fact, one paper shows that automatic sorting actually increases the yield of the cord blood separation. * [00:28:05] Stem cell research in pregnancy.* She's excited about more general parts of women's health related work — infertility and PCOS which came to mind. She also thinks that you shouldn't consume your placenta, ya nasty. * [00:29:24] Scaling content and creator burnout.* It's really hard to scale content because there's a threshold to how much content you can produce. She batches a lot of content, but it's hard to scale them. She had a consigliere who fed her research about content, but now she just does her own thing. She also interviews a lot of people in the space, like doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants. Kathryn thinks that now, she's more able to do speak about her interests “off the cuff” because she's just had so much experience in the space. * [00:34:07] Consuming information and deciphering.* Interestingly she says that lower-income families do a lot more research, read everything, and are more anxious with childbirth rather than those who come from a higher-income family. So, she tries to recommend evidence-based organizations to help families distinguish signal from noise. * [00:36:00] Recruiting. * She's still figuring out how to best recruit, but one of the things that she has to do in order to really put herself in a position for recruiting the best talent is to interview the person and make sure they gel with everyone on the team, whether they have the skills for the particular role that she's hiring for, and gradually hiring into the role (contractor to employee)* Another book from Ryan Breslow which she recommends is Recruiting* [00:45:57] Favorite guest and learning experiences.* Kathryn's question for me! Listen to the podcast to learn more. Thank you for subscribing to Common Sense Medicine! If you have any comments / questions, please reply to this email to let me know what you think. Also, I'm also on the hunt for new podcast guests. If you know anyone who you think would be a good fit (think people in healthtech or healthcare doing interesting, innovative things) feel free to let me know. That's all folks! Remember, it's just common sense. — Shree “I will never eat a placenta” Nadkarni This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shreenadkarni.com

Kathryn Cross is the founder and CEO of Anja Health, a cord blood banking service. During our conversation, she walked us through what inspired her to start Anja, what cord blood banking is, how much cord blood banking costs, and the benefits of cord blood banking.

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On Medical Matters his evening we talk about  Cord blood stem cells awareness and were joined by Dr Someshni Moodley who is the product manager for Netcells, our stem cell banking at Next Bioscienes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immediately after birth, you have a chance to collect baby's umbilical-cord blood. It can save lives. Some families with problems may save and store it for future use. If your family won't need the stem cells from cord blood, consider donating it. Learn more about how you can donate baby's cord blood. Learn more at yourpregnancyweekbyweek.com!

Sunday is Mother's Day, a day set aside to honor moms everywhere. But if your life was saved because one day, a mom decided to donate her cord blood stem cells, Mother's Day has a whole new meaning. Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager spoke with two moms, one who oversees the cord blood program at Bloodworks Bio and the other, who owes her life to the fact there was enough cord blood on hand when her life depended on it. 

Dr. Stephanie Seneff has joined Sinclair Kennally to discuss how autism can be reversed. She explains that the brain is protecting itself from damage by turning off and that it's a sort of hibernation. There are adults who have successfully reversed their autism as adults, giving others hope that it can be done. She also encourages and informs people on what to do to help their kids.     Dr. Seneff is an esteemed researcher on the topic of glyphosate, having published over 100 papers in her lifetime including a few dozen on toxic chemicals. She is the author of 'Toxic Legacy: How the Herbicide Glyphosate is destroying our health and the environment', which took her two years to write. The book is well-received and contains numerous insights. The two discuss the autism epidemic, which they are both passionate about addressing, and Dr. Seneff expresses how she is glad they are tackling the root causes together.     Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, which is commonly used in gardens and on crops as a weed killer. Glyphosate is extremely toxic, yet the government does not bother to test it despite its ubiquity in the food supply. Mothers can use it on their lawns while their children are playing, and eating it in food is unavoidable. Certified organic food is often free of glyphosate, but even this is not a guarantee as it can still be found in some organic food due to being sprayed on nearby farms. The health issues associated with glyphosate are numerous, but it is linked most strongly to autism. Rates of autism have risen drastically in recent years, and many people now know someone who has autism. It is devastating for those affected and the problem is only becoming more pervasive.     This conversation focuses on the large impact of autism, especially as the rates of the condition continue to increase. The speaker shares their experience meeting a 16-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with autism and whose mother had found a way to reverse it. The speaker expresses their sadness at the burden of adult autism, as they know that many of them will not be able to support themselves. They praise the mothers who have taken it upon themselves to research and find ways to help their children. They also point out that the brain seems to be protecting itself from damage by shutting down.   TIMESTAMPS    0:00:03   "Exploring the Possibility of Reversing Autism with Dr. Stephanie Seneff"   0:02:17   Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Seneff: Exploring the Impact of Glyphosate on Health and the Environment   0:04:02   Heading: Overview of Glyphosate and Its Impact on Health   0:07:10   "The Impact of Autism on Society and the Possibility of Reversal"   0:08:12   "Exploring the Role of Glutamate Toxicity in Autism: A Conversation"   0:09:40   "Glyphosate-Induced Glutamate Excytoxicity and Its Impact on Metabolism"   0:12:58   Exploring the Link Between Glyphosate Exposure, Vegan Diets, and Autism Symptoms   0:14:42   "The Link Between Glyphosate and Autism: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Seneff"   0:16:17   Exploring the Health Effects of Glyphosate Exposure   0:17:37   The Health Risks of Glyphosate Exposure: A Discussion on Obesity, Diabetes, and Other Diseases   0:21:34   The Role of Gut Microbes in Gluten Intolerance and Allergies   0:24:24   Discussion on Glyphosate's Role as a Glycine Analog and Its Impact on Human Health   0:27:59   "Exploring the Impact of Sulfate Deficiency in Autism and the Messenger RNA Vaccines"   0:31:25   Analysis of Messenger RNA Technology for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines   0:33:05   The Potential Long-Term Health Risks of mRNA Vaccines   0:36:42   "Exploring the Long-Term Implications of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein"   0:41:09   Potential for Vaccinated Individuals to Transmit Spike Protein via Exosomes   0:42:37   Impact of Vaccination on Cord Blood and Placental Health   0:44:10   The Dangers of the COVID-19 Vaccine: Spontaneous Abortions, Sperm Counts, and Exosomes   0:48:19   Adverse Reactions to COVID Vaccines and Potential Treatments   0:51:19   Treating COVID-19 Symptoms   0:53:30   Benefits of Sunlight for Health and Healing   HIGHLIGHTS    There's an ayurvedic medicine from India I'm familiar with. I have a friend who's in the process of developing and marketing this similar medicine because I sent him information about Victor's medicine, my husband's medicine, and he said, a lot of the same stuff. So there's a lot of overlap between ancient Indian medicine and ancient Chinese medicine. I think that's actually a really good option because these are all-natural. These are natural products, not synthetics. I think people who are aware of ivermectin hydroxychloroquine as a way to treat COVID, early treatment for COVID, of course, that's a big controversy as well. But those people are also thinking that you could take those after you've got the vaccine, to take those to help you to deal with the symptoms of the vaccine.    And that's probably sort of the same thing that's happening with the vaccine. So you can get essentially long haul COVID and things like glutathione, and vitamin C, there are some natural nutrients that can help, I think, also ayurvedic medicine. And in fact, my husband is Chinese and he learned from some Chinese friends in Taiwan about the herbal medicine that the Taiwanese had developed specifically for COVID-19... And it has like twelve different ingredients that are ancient Chinese medicine ingredients that are specially chosen for the COVID-19 situation. And he's been taking that prophylactically off and on continuously. And then he finally got COVID a couple of months ago and you would expect him to be in the category of people who would be very sensitive to and he has no vaccine, so you would think, oh my God.   Let the rest of the cells see what they can do with it. And it's basically spreading the poison all over the body, and that's just really frightening. So it's so clear that this vaccine is far more toxic than any other vaccine. There are 27 times as many reports of virus for the COVID vaccines as for the flu shot. If you normalize by the number of shots that were delivered. So it's a 27-fold increased risk of having an adverse reaction to these COVID vaccines. And sometimes it can kill you. I mean, I know of cases where they start developing symptoms shortly after the second vaccine, and a year later they're dead, or three months later they're dead with a severe case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. I know of cases like that, and I also know of cases of ALS. I get people that send me emails.   There were specific kind of stem cell that was four times four-fold reduced in level in the cord blood from these vaccinated women. So that's really quite terrifying to me. That means, of course, also for the baby, right? Because the cord blood is what's supplying, just working with the communication between the mother and the baby and blood supply, not having that defective version of the cord blood is bound to have an impact on the fetus as well. So that's really frightening. And of course, we've got high rates of spontaneous abortion.   Studies on mice have shown they just expose the mice to S one which is a piece of the spike protein. It's a toxic piece that has the ace two binding. It has a receptor site, ace two receptor sites, and S one is very toxic all by itself. And S One can get broken off from the spike protein at the fear and cleavage site. So it's got this special segment in it called the fear and cleavage site that is a unique form of the spike protein in the SARS CoV Two that allows it to be cut off into S One and S Two. And S One can just break loose and circulate. So the immune cells in the spleen are busy making spike protein because they've picked up the vaccine and then they're displaying that spike protein on their surface, but they're also releasing it inside exosomes. These are little lipid particles that are the communication network of the body. And those exosomes travel very well along nerve fibers. And so they're traveling along the vagus nerve up to the brain, up to the heart, over to the liver, and all of those organs are becoming inflamed and then getting sick. And you have this myocarditis, which is a nightmare, especially among the male athletes, young male athletes, myocarditis, and that's being caused by the inflammation that's induced by the spike protein. I think that's being delivered in the form of these little exosomes being spat out by those immune cells in the spleen that are furiously making spike protein. They can't stop themselves. It's really, really scary.     Subscribe to the Podcast here: Apple   |   Spotify   |  Stitcher Connect with Sinclair Kennally: Instagram: @detoxrejuvenation Website: https://detoxrejuvenation.com/

This month's issue of the Going on Trial newsletter examines personalized therapies for rare conditions, Acadia's new drug for Rett syndrome and developments in a cord-blood program, among other autism-related drug trial news.

75% Of The 287 Chemicals Found In Babies' Umbilical Cord Blood Are Toxic and 95% Are From Eating Animals And Animal Products Dr. Joshua Helman, M.D.• https://www.healthpromoting.com/clinic-services/staff/joshua-helman-md #JoshuaHelman #WholeFood#PlantBased #Vegan #integrativemedicine  Dr. Joshua Helman, M.D., is a Harvard-trained physician licensed in fourteen states. He has two degrees in Biochemistry, (bachelor's from Harvard magna cum laude and master's from the University of Cambridge, UK). He is Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. His medical degree (M.D.) is from Harvard Medical School and MIT. He has worked on the front lines in Emergency Rooms throughout this country over the past 20 years, where he has been shocked by the death and pain resulting from the increased incidence of chronic diseases. He is also the former Medical Director of Hippocrates Health Institute. His areas of interest include toxins, exosomes, mold, biofilm, Lyme disease, chronic neurologic diseases, trauma and fasting. As a plant-based physician, he embraces an integrative approach including the importance of diet and lifestyle for optimal health. Dr. Helman is inspired by patients' ability to change their bad habits and adopt a better lifestyle, in order to improve and sometimes reverse chronic diseases. His own journey to better health took roughly 10 years, so he is sympathetic with patients who face setbacks, struggles and challenges with their own changes. In his free time, he likes to exercise, travel and hike. To Contact Dr. Joshua Helman, M.D.https://www.healthpromoting.com/clinic-services/staff/joshua-helman-md Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims. 

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate acheivements of Black Americans but it also gives us a chance to look at the road ahead and what needs to be done. As Bloodworks 101 host John Yeager discovered, when it comes to mothers and babies in our Black community, a significant cord blood shortage today is making the playing field, anything but level. And as Dr. Christina Melief at Bloodworks Bio tells us, that impact may last decades. 

Umbilical cord blood banking and breast milk banking

When it comes to making decisions surrounding your birth, you need to think about the immediate after birth, too! Often, we think that's just for newborn care procedures, but today, I want to talk in depth about cord blood banking, placenta donation, and placenta encapsulation. As always, the purpose of this podcast episode is to inform you so that you can make the right decisions for your birth and family. I encourage you to take this information, do your own research, and discuss this decision with your OBGYN or midwife before giving birth.  Want to feel in control before birth? Use our FREE Birth Plan Templates to take the first step towards the birth experience you desire. Have an even better birth! CLICK HERE to learn more about our online birth classes that will help you feel prepared and in control - no matter how you deliver. Motif Luna Breast Pump Are you in search of the perfect pump for your breastfeeding days? Proven to provide more milk in less time, the Motif Luna is a powerful breast pump that's built for modern motherhood and covered by insurance. With a battery-powered or non-battery version, the Luna is perfect for today's busy mom. Click HERE to learn more about the Luna and order one for your breastfeeding and pumping journey. And as a special offer for MLN podcast listeners you can get 15% off site-wide, including the Luna plus all supplies and accessories with code: MLN23. Some exclusions may apply.  

New science, including a study on Covid Shot Cord blood, raises new concerns amid the reported rise in the prevalence of miscarriages, infant mortality, and stillbirth rates.#CovidShotCordBlood #TheHighWire #JaxenReport

LINKS BELOW | OUR EPISODE THIS WEEK INCLUDES:Previous Pain Management OptionsPRP InjectionsTypes of InjectionsLimitations and Preparing For ConsultSpine Health & BacteriaFuture of Medicine With Much More⏱ Time Stamps:0:00 Introduction2:11 Introduction to Dr. Knab6:08 Need For Innovation12:11 Lack of Communication 17:34 Complexity of Pain23:25 Where PRP Injection Came From and What It Is30:14 How Much Blood Do You Need33:49 Quantity of Growth Factor35:48 Age Limitations38:50 PRP For My Back42:50 Bacteria in Your Spine46:11 Effectiveness in Areas of The Body50:03 Mechanism For PRP Injections51:35 Supplementing With Exercise52:22 Preparing For Injection59:11 Contraindication to Injections1:05:40 Importance of Routine Testing1:06:25 Procedure For Injections1:11:17 Looking Within To Solve Problems In Medicine1:14:15 Cord Blood 1:19:10 How To Get PRP Injections1:27:08 Health Me, Health You

Every 3 minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with a disease that could be treated with cord blood stem cells. In today's episode, I interview Kathryn Cross, the founder of Anja Health and we dive into a topic that is getting very little attention.  Kathryn shares her passion and personal story on why saving the stem cells from umbilical cords and placentas can be life changing for your future children and family.  Kathryn has cultivated a pregnancy and cord blood banking community on TikTok where she raises awareness about the importance of cord blood banking and other issues related to pregnancy.   Episode highlights Why Kathryn founded Anja Health and her personal story What are stem cells? What cord blood, cord tissue, and placenta stem cells do and how they differ The importance of delayed cord clamping What you can use stem cells for and who in the family can use it For more information and full show notes: https://www.naturallynora.ca/blog/31

The human placenta may hold important clues to the health of both mothers and babies. Mana Parast, M.D., Ph.D., discusses placental development, what we can learn from pathologic evaluation of the placenta after delivery, and modeling the placenta with stem cells. Karen Mestan, M.S., M.D., shares highlights in neonatal medicine, how to use the placenta as a diagnostic tool to improve the immediate and long term health of newborn patients, and what the role of the placenta could be in NICU management. Catherine and Greg Higgins share their experience as parents with twins in the NICU. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37969]

The human placenta may hold important clues to the health of both mothers and babies. Mana Parast, M.D., Ph.D., discusses placental development, what we can learn from pathologic evaluation of the placenta after delivery, and modeling the placenta with stem cells. Karen Mestan, M.S., M.D., shares highlights in neonatal medicine, how to use the placenta as a diagnostic tool to improve the immediate and long term health of newborn patients, and what the role of the placenta could be in NICU management. Catherine and Greg Higgins share their experience as parents with twins in the NICU. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37969]

The human placenta may hold important clues to the health of both mothers and babies. Mana Parast, M.D., Ph.D., discusses placental development, what we can learn from pathologic evaluation of the placenta after delivery, and modeling the placenta with stem cells. Karen Mestan, M.S., M.D., shares highlights in neonatal medicine, how to use the placenta as a diagnostic tool to improve the immediate and long term health of newborn patients, and what the role of the placenta could be in NICU management. Catherine and Greg Higgins share their experience as parents with twins in the NICU. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37969]

The human placenta may hold important clues to the health of both mothers and babies. Mana Parast, M.D., Ph.D., discusses placental development, what we can learn from pathologic evaluation of the placenta after delivery, and modeling the placenta with stem cells. Karen Mestan, M.S., M.D., shares highlights in neonatal medicine, how to use the placenta as a diagnostic tool to improve the immediate and long term health of newborn patients, and what the role of the placenta could be in NICU management. Catherine and Greg Higgins share their experience as parents with twins in the NICU. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37969]

Umbilical blood can be a valuable treatment for rare diseases. But that doesn't mean you need to pay thousands of dollars to bank your baby's. In the fall of 1988, Matthew Farrow, a 5-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder, received the world's first transplant of umbilical-cord blood from a newborn sibling. It worked: Farrow was cured. This miraculous outcome broke open a whole new field in medicine—and, not long after, a whole new industry aimed at getting expecting parents to bank their baby's umbilical-cord blood, just in case. These days, in fact, being pregnant means being bombarded at the doctor's office and on Instagram with ads touting cord blood as too precious to waste. For several hundred dollars upfront, plus a storage fee of $100 to $200 every year, the banks' ads proclaim, you could save your child's life. Cord-blood banking has been likened to a “biological insurance policy.” In the U.S., the two biggest private cord blood banks are Cord Blood Registry and ViaCord. Together, they have collected more than 1 million units. But only a few hundred units of this privately banked cord blood have ever been used in transplants, the great majority by families who chose to bank because they already had a child with a specific and rare disorder treatable with a transplant. For everyone else, the odds of using privately banked cord blood are minuscule—so minuscule that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends against private banking. It does make an exception for families with that disease history. “But that's a rare circumstance,” says Steve Joffe, a pediatric oncologist and ethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, “and not one that anybody is going to build a successful business model around.” ViaCord and Cord Blood Registry do offer free services for families in which someone has already been diagnosed with a condition treatable with cord blood. In general, the companies reiterated to me, cord blood does save lives and they are simply providing an option for families who want it. But the marketing also gives the impression of much more expansive uses for cord blood. The private banks' websites list nearly 80 diseases treatable with transplantation—an impressive number, though many are extremely uncommon or closely related to one another. (For example: refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation.) They have also recently taken to highlighting the promise of still-unproven treatments: Temporary infusions of cord blood, they say, could eventually treat more common conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism. Video testimonials feature parents talking excitedly about the potential of cord blood for their children. But the evidence isn't there yet—and may never appear. Nonetheless, says Paul Knoepfler, a stem-cell scientist at UC Davis, “the cord-blood companies seem to be trying to expand their base of potential customers.” The initial exuberance around cord blood came from a real place. The blood left over in umbilical cords is replete with cells that have the special ability to turn into any kind of blood, including red blood cells, which carry oxygen, and white blood cells, which make up the immune system. Adults have stem cells in their bone marrow and blood—which can also be used for a transplant—but those in a baby's umbilical cord are more immunologically naive. That means they are less likely to go awry and attack a recipient's body. “They don't cause as much havoc,” says Karen Ballen, an oncologist at the University of Virginia. This allows doctors to use cord blood that matches only four out of six immunological markers. Because cord blood is so valuable, publicly run banks have been collecting donations since the 1990s. Despite amassing fewer units overall, public banks worldwide have provided 30 times as many units of blood for treatment—and saved more lives—than private ones, because they are accessible by any patient in need. Although the AAP recommends against private banking, it does recommend donating to public banks. One appeal of private banking, though, as the companies highlight, is that the cells in a baby's umbilical cord are a perfect match for them in later childhood or adulthood. But this is usually irrelevant: In most of the diseases that can be cured by a cord-blood transplant, doctors would, for medical reasons, not use the patient's own cells. In cases of inherited disorders such as sickle cell anemia, for example, a child's own cord-blood stems have the same problematic mutation. For children with one of many types of leukemia, the concern is that cord blood could contain leukemia-precursor cells that cause the cancer to reappear; in addition, donor blood-stem cells are better because they can mop up remaining leukemia cells. Doctors would “never” use banked cord blood from a child with these types of leukemia, says Joanne Kurtzberg, a pediatrician and cord-blood pioneer at Duke University, who helped treat Farrow when he was a young boy. When privately banked cord blood is used in transplants, it is more likely to go to a sibling. Genetically, siblings have about a 25 percent chance of being perfect matches for each other. The chances of finding a suitable match among unrelated bone-marrow or cord-blood donors from a public bank, on the other hand, range from 29 to 79 percent, depending on one's ethnic background. (The majority of donors are white, so it's highest for white patients.) In any case, not banking a matched sibling's cord blood doesn't foreclose the possibility of a transplant, because that sibling can still donate bone marrow. “I often encounter families who have some guilt around not storing the cord blood, and I will point out, ‘Well, your donor child that matches our patient is still here,'” says Ann Haight, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Emory University. Even if a baby's cord blood is banked, there's no guarantee that it will contain enough cells for a transplant. In fact, most may not: Public banks only keep 5 to 40 percent of their donations, as the rest don't meet their standards. Private banks will save much smaller samples, which they argue serve a different purpose. Whereas public banks are looking for large samples that are mostly likely to be used for transplants, says Kate Girard, the director of medical and scientific affairs at ViaCord, “when families are banking with us, this is that child's only cord, so our threshold is way lower.” Another reason to bank these smaller samples, a spokesperson for Cord Blood Registry pointed out, is that they can still be used for experimental infusions treating conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism. (About 80 percent of units released by CBR have been used this way, as have about half from ViaCord.) The private banks partner with researchers, such as Kurtzberg at Duke, who are running clinical trials to test these treatments. The theory goes that cells from cord blood can make it to the brain, where they might have some neuroprotective role—but the mechanism remains unknown, and the effects are not entirely clear. As Kurtzberg told me, “The therapy is not proven.” The current state of cord-blood science might be summed up thus: Proven uses are very uncommon, and unproven uses are, well, unproven. Of course, a future discovery could lead to a real breakthrough in the use of stem cells from cord blood—an idea private banks trade on. Who knows what might be in store for cord blood later, when your baby is 30, 50, 70 years old? In a recent Cord Blood Registry survey of new parents, a spokesperson told me by email, 45 percent named “belief in future treatments” as the primary reason for banking their child's cord blood and tissue. Knoepfler, the stem-cell scientist, notes that scientists have been excited for decades about the promise of stem cells. But translating interesting results in the lab to a doctor's office, he says, “​​is really much harder than many of us realized. I include myself in that.” Medical discoveries have actually changed the ways cord blood is used over years, but they have so far resulted in less use of cord blood. In the past several years, doctors have refined a protocol to use half-matched donors in transplants. Doctors generally get more cells from these donors than from an infant's banked cord blood, which means the transplants “take” more quickly and the patient spends less time in the hospital. For this reason, cord blood has been falling out of favor. Public banks have started scaling down their collections; the New York Blood Center, which had launched the world's first public bank, recently stopped collecting new donations. How cord blood gets used in the future is still unknown. More than 30 years ago after Kurtzberg first treated Farrow, she is still in touch with him. He's 39 now, and doing well. Having watched cord banking grow and evolve over the years, she remains a proponent of public banking and the possibilities ahead. When it comes to private banks, however, she says, “I don't think it's a necessity. I think it's nice to have if you can do it.” There isn't much harm in private banking, after all, as long as parents can afford the several thousand dollars over their child's lifetime. Afford might be the key word here. The ads for cord-blood banking feel a lot like those for any number of “nice to have” baby products aimed at anxious parents, be they organic diapers or BPA-free wooden toys tailored to your child's age and cognitive development. If anything, the stakes of cord-blood banking are higher than anything else you might choose to buy. The opportunity only comes around “once in a lifetime,” and it could literally save your child's life—even if the chances of that are very, very small. “It's playing to parental guilt and the desire for parents to have healthy children and do whatever they can for their kids,” says Timothy Caulfield, a health-law professor at the University of Alberta who has studied cord-blood banks. “There's a huge market based on exactly that.” It's telling, perhaps, that Cord Blood Registry ran a giveaway of $20,000 worth of baby products this summer. The curated package of luxury “baby essentials” resembled the registry of parents who want the best for their kid, and can afford it. Included were a Snoo smart bassinet ($1,695), an Uppababy stroller and car seat ($1,400), Coterie diapers ($100 for a month's supply, guaranteed to be “free of fragrance, lotion, latex, rubber, dyes, alcohol, heavy metals, parabens, phthalates, chlorine bleaching, VOCs, and optical brighteners”), and, of course, a lifetime of cord-blood and tissue banking ($11,860).

Kate has worked in the stem cell banking and research field for over 20 years. She has a clinical background in obstetrics, as a Labor & Delivery nurse and has a master's degree in Women's Health Nursing. She has authored peer-reviewed articles related to cord blood and cord tissue stem cells and presented at industry conferences on subjects related to stem cells banking and use for regenerative medicine. At ViaCord, Kate is involved in the release of stem cell units for clinical indications. These units may be used for transplantation, which includes ViaCord's directed donor banking program The Sibling Connection, or FDA approved clinical trials. She is also responsible for exploring the utility of cord blood and tissue stem cells through R&D collaborations.  Outside of the stem cell world, you'll find Kate spending time with her husband and two young kids, out for a run with her dog Ringo, playing tennis, enjoying live music, or cooking up a storm in the kitchen!  SPECIAL DISCOUNT CODE: Use the code ‘CB635' to bring the price of cord blood banking down from $1725 to $635!!! https://www.viacord.com/?utm_source=Socials&utm_medium=PaidContentCreator&utm_campaign=AlessandraT&utm_term=Sep22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we will talk about cord blood banking. Did you know that there have been 40,000 live-saving transplants using stem cells in the last 30 years? Cord blood banking is something not always discussed and I think it's important we educate ourselves about this option to know if it is a good fit for our families. We will chat about private versus public cord blood banking, what does it treat, how much does it cost, and is it recommended? I have some resources listed below which includes Save The Cord Foundation and they have an extensive list of cord blood banks. References:Stanford Medicine – Children's Health –“Cord Blood Banking”https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=cord-blood-banking-160-48Save The Cord Foundation https://www.savethecordfoundation.orgACOG Umbilical Cord Blood Bankinghttps://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/03/umbilical-cord-blood-bankingAMA Umbilical Cord Blood Bankinghttps://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/umbilical-cord-blood-bankingCBRhttps://www.cordblood.com/newborn-stem-cells-101?_ga=2.201743896.80302196.1663965478-318429258.1663965478&_gac=1.89699433.1663965482.Cj0KCQjwsrWZBhC4ARIsAGGUJuqu5IoA6NMdutsLytyn5xGV-LLIHdhygaRKm5z-HmgvQ7nFH6GKSFgaAk9HEALw_wcB Disclaimer: This content was created by Lisette Saleh. Though I am a nurse, I am not your nurse, and this content is not intended to be medical advice.  Every person is unique with unique healthcare needs.  Please consult your own healthcare professional for medical advice.Do not rely on any information shared in this content in making decisions about your healthcare.  I do my best to ensure that the content is accurate but make no guarantees as to its accuracy. By listening to or reading this content, you are accepting all the terms of my disclaimer.

Today we will talk about cord blood banking. Did you know that there have been 40,000 live-saving transplants using stem cells in the last 30 years? Cord blood banking is something not always discussed and I think it's important we educate ourselves about this option to know if it is a good fit for our families. We will chat about private versus public cord blood banking, what does it treat, how much does it cost, and is it recommended? I have some resources listed below which includes Save The Cord Foundation and they have an extensive list of cord blood banks. References:Stanford Medicine – Children's Health –“Cord Blood Banking”https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=cord-blood-banking-160-48Save The Cord Foundation https://www.savethecordfoundation.orgACOG Umbilical Cord Blood Bankinghttps://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/03/umbilical-cord-blood-bankingAMA Umbilical Cord Blood Bankinghttps://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/umbilical-cord-blood-bankingCBRhttps://www.cordblood.com/newborn-stem-cells-101?_ga=2.201743896.80302196.1663965478-318429258.1663965478&_gac=1.89699433.1663965482.Cj0KCQjwsrWZBhC4ARIsAGGUJuqu5IoA6NMdutsLytyn5xGV-LLIHdhygaRKm5z-HmgvQ7nFH6GKSFgaAk9HEALw_wcB Disclaimer: This content was created by Lisette Saleh. Though I am a nurse, I am not your nurse, and this content is not intended to be medical advice.  Every person is unique with unique healthcare needs.  Please consult your own healthcare professional for medical advice.Do not rely on any information shared in this content in making decisions about your healthcare.  I do my best to ensure that the content is accurate but make no guarantees as to its accuracy. By listening to or reading this content, you are accepting all the terms of my disclaimer.

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Did you know that leftover blood from a clamped-and-cut umbilical cord—which is often discarded—can be used to help treat devastating diseases? Dr. Huh is joined by Brain Casey, MD, and Luis Hernandez, director of cellular therapies at LifeSouth Cord Blood Bank—UAB's partner in collection and storage—to understand the impact of cord blood donation. Publicly registered cord blood, they explain, is full of valuable stem cells that may be used to treat blood and immune system diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma; these stem cells may also be used in research and clinical trials to help find cures for life-threatening diseases. Learn more about the collection and storage process and how a simple consent form can turn medical waste into life for someone else.

Each Saturday morning at 0740 on Weekend Breakfast we focus on an area of 'wellness' - health, relationships, mental health, career, home - it's all about practicing healthy habits to attain better physical and mental health outcomes. This week we're talking about greater access to cord blood needed for treatment of life-threatening diseases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HEALTH - CORD BLOOD July is Cord Blood Awareness Month, so we thought we'd take some time today to reflect on the possibilities of cord blood banking. For those who aren't familiar, that's the process of harvesting stem cells from the umbilical cord at the time of a child's birth, in case they have need of them for medical purposes later in life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we discuss the benefits of Cord Blood Banking with Jamie Andersen, Cord Blood Banking Educator for Cryo-cell, Inc. In this episode we discuss what all new and expecting parents should know about the opportunity of cord blood banking. Cord blood banking is an option for parents who want to preserve the blood of the umbilical cord and placenta of their baby as "insurance" to help with possible future medical needs of their child. In honor of cord blood awareness, we will be discussing the benefits, processes, cost, and so much more. Tune in to learn more about cord blood banking! Show Mentions Jamie Andersen Instagram: Use link or look up Jamie_CordBloodEducator Cryo-cell Website: www.cryo-cell.com The Eavesdrop Instagram IG @ therealeavesdrop_podcast The Eavesdrop Website IG @ www.theeavesdroppodcast.com The Eavesdrop Twitter Follow @ Drshalonnab

We've received a lot of great advice from friends and family as we prep to welcome our first baby! One of our friends told us about cord blood storage - something we knew nothing about. After looking into it, we decided to hop on a chat with Dr. Jaime Shamonki, Chief Medical Officer at Cord Blood Registry, to talk all about the science and the why behind collecting and storing our baby's cord blood and tissue. Dr. Jaime Shamonki is a mom of two. She trained in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical College and has completed fellowships at Weill Cornell as well as the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining Generate Life Sciences, Dr. Shamonki developed expertise in women's health and clinical laboratory medicine, serving as the Director of Breast Pathology and Blood Bank Medical Director at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, and as an Assistant Professor at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Connect with Dr. Jaimie ShamonkiIG:@ShamonkiMDhttps://www.instagram.com/shamonkimd/@CordBloodRegistryhttps://www.instagram.com/cordbloodregistry/Use promo code HOME for over 50% savings on cord blood and cord tissue bundle with 1st year of storage. https://www.cordblood.comTHANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS AT ADT for making it possible for us to share these stories in a safe and secure place, At Home. https://www.adt.com/AtHomeText 310-496-8667 with your questions for #AtHomePodcast !If you've enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe, rate and share with a friend! Thank you for being a part of the At Home community! Connect with Linda & Drew: instagram.com/athomeinstagram.com/imlindorkinstagram.com/mrdrewscott#AtHome PodcastTHEME SONG BY: Victoria Shawwww.instagram.com/VictoriaShawMusic Chad Carlsonwww.instagram.com/ChadCarlsonMusic MUSIC COMPOSED AND PRODUCED BY:Rick Russohttps://www.instagram.com/rickrussomusicSpecial thanks to all our At Home homies: PRODUCERS:Brandon AngelenoHanna PhanPOST AUDIO ENGINEER:Chris CobainNicole SchacterWEBSITE:Wesley FriendSERIES PHOTOGRAPHER: Dennys Ilicwww.instagram.com/dennydennSponsored by:ADT: It's important to have not just a beautiful home -- but a smart and safer home.https://www.adt.com/AtHomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did you know that those first moments after the birth of your baby offer incredible opportunities to promote health and long-term development? In this episode, Shazi discusses the birth of her daughter Asha with her OBGYN, Dr. Katherine Kohari – and why she made the decision to bank Asha's cord blood privately. She also speaks with midwife McKenna Eldh, who explains the benefits of delayed cord clamping – which midwives have always traditionally practiced and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now also recommends. We also hear from biomedical engineer and CEO of Epibone, Nina Tandon, on the incredible ways that stem cells are being used to repair diseased or damaged tissue later in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blood has always been a part of Tiffany McDermott's life. The recently-retired OB/GYN first grew up in a family of blood donors, then, throughout her career, witnessed firsthand the impact a unit of blood can have on a new mother or her baby if there are complications in childbirth. Now, retired and in her work as a Bloodworks Northwest volunteer, she travels to area hospitals to share the importance of cord blood collection and even help train staff. Listen in to hear where her passion comes from, what her hopes are for the Bloodworks cord blood collection program, and why, for so long, she's wanted to be a Bloodworks volunteer.

In this episode, we discuss the teams in the People region of the RheumMadness 2022 Tournament. Our DEI discussion topic is disparities in reproductive health care in rheumatology.Hosts: David Leverenz (Assistant Professor at Duke), Lauren He (resident at the University of Chicago), Cuoghi Edens (Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago), Catherine Sims (Fellow at Duke), and Stacy Bagrova (Fellow at USF). Subscribe to our newsletter at our website: https://sites.duke.edu/rheummadnessArticles on disparities in reproductive health care in rheumatology:Kaplowitz ET, Ferguson S, Guerra M, et al. Contribution of Socioeconomic Status to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018;70(2):230-235. doi:10.1002/acr.23263Clowse ME, Grotegut C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Pregnancies of Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016;68(10):1567-1572. doi:10.1002/acr.22847Scouting Reports:Reproductive Health Guide, written by the Duke University Rheumatology Fellowship Program: Catherine Sims, MD; Sonali Bracken, MD, PhD; Megan Milne, MD; Nathaniel Harris, MD, PhD; Poorva Apte, MD; Lena Eder, MD; Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD, Med; Megan Clowse, MD; & David Leverenz, MDTNFi in Cord Blood, written by Lauren He, MD & Cuoghi Edens, MD from the University of Chicago School of MedicineIncreasing positive ANA, written by Lauren He, MD; Ana B. Arevalo, MD; & Kichul Ko, MD from the University of Chicago School of MedicineFalse positive MRI in Axial Spondyloarthritis, written by the University of South Florida Rheumatology Fellowship Program: Anastasiya (Stacy) Bagrova, MD; Shreya Gor, MD; Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, MD; Larry Young, MD; & John Carter, MDIntro and Outro music:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In today's episode we talk about cord blood banking and our guest is Kathryn Cross. Kathryn Cross is the founder of Anja Health, which she founded in memory of her brother, Andrew, who had cerebral palsy.In the episode we discuss: What cord blood banking isHow cord blood cells can be helpfulHow you can store your baby's umbilical cord blood, cord tissue and placentaWhat cord blood donation is What delayed cord clamping isHow to get in touch with Kathryn:WebsiteTikTokAnja Health discount code: VillageHow to get in touch with me: Get the Postpartum Online Class!Follow me on Instagram and on TikTokFind other episodes at: www.findingyourvillage.com/podcastDownload for free: https://pregnancytopreschool.ck.page/tummytime Join us for the launch of the Postpartum Class! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/findingyourvillagepod?fan_landing=true)

Dr. Shannon M. Clark discusses all things cord blood banking with Genetic Counselor Michelle McDougal of @cordbloodregistry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adoctordeliverspodcast/support

Far too often, parents ask questions around cord blood banking. Most commonly, these two - one: should we do it, and two: which bank. To address this recurring topic, and one that can be incredibly important and consequential for families, we hosted one of the most knowledgeable authorities on this topic, Dr. Frances Verter.  Dr. Verter founded the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood in 1998, in memory of her daughter Shai. As a mother, a patient advocate and science researcher, she began compiling resources to help other parents make decisions on storing their children's cord blood. As the body of knowledge around the clinical use of cord blood expanded, her work extended to those issues as well. The wealth of resources she has compiled addresses the questions from the beginning: whether parents should decide to bank cord blood, i.e. are there clinical uses for cord blood; and how to choose the right bank.Frances is also a cofounder at Celltrials.org, which collects and provides the data on clinical trials of advanced cell therapy. This episode is in English.Resources:- [https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en]- [celltrials.org]- [https://www.cekammiminko.cz/2020/10/05/vnucka-darovala-pupecnikovou-krev-svemu-dedeckovi/]