Cord Blood Banking Benefits – By Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj MD

Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj M.D. FACP, Adult Stem Cell and Cord Blood Banking Specialist

Storing your baby’s cord blood is one of the easiest things that new parents can do to protect their child’s health.  By storing the cord blood, parents can ensure that their child has a resource should they ever contract or develop a major illness.  With the advances of modern medicine the uses of cord blood stem cells is growing at a rapid pace.  Already cord blood banking can be used for:

Cancer

• Acute Leukemia
• Chronic Leukemia
• High-Risk Solid Tumors
• Hodgkin & Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Blood Disorders

• Aplastic Anemia
• Beta Thalassemia
• Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
• Fanconi Anemia
• Sickle Cell Disease

Immune Disorders

• Chronic Granulomatous Disease
• Hystiocytic Disorders
• Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Diseases
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Metabolic Disorders

• Krabbe Disease
• Hurler Syndrome
• Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
• Sanfilippo Syndrome

For the most part Cord Blood is discussed, however, most people don’t know that the Cord Tissue can also be saved and is a viable source of cord blood stem cells.  During this July of Cord Blood Awareness month, we should all be looking at ways that we can provide a bio-insurance for ourselves and Cord Blood Banking for your newborn baby is a great way to do that.

Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj M.D.  is the Medical Director of the Stem Cell Cryobank , an Adult Stem Cell and Cord Blood Bank, as well as the Medical Director of the South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute.