Umbilical cord blood collection before placental delivery during cesarean delivery increases cord blood volume and nucleated cell number available for transplantation
Article Abstract:
Doctors can recover more umbilical cord blood and more red blood cells if they take the blood before the placenta detaches during a cesarean delivery. Cord blood is often transplanted into children and adults to treat certain blood diseases.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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Developmental changes in adhesion molecule expressions in umbilical cord blood CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells
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The number of cell adhesion molecules on fetal blood cells increases as the pregnancy progresses. These molecules may help the blood cells accumulate in bone marrow. This means that cord blood taken from premature babies may be useful in stem cell transplantation and prenatal gene therapy.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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Effect of preeclampsia on umbilical cord blood hematopoietic progenitor-stem cells
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Cord blood taken from pregnant women who have preeclampsia may have fewer stem cells than cord blood taken from healthy pregnant women. Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy. Cord blood is often used as a source of stem cells for transplantation.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2001
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