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Umbilical cord blood

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 8 Aug 23

After delivery the baby's umbilical cord blood is collected and stored in a public or private blood bank This blood can save many a life threatening disease. I do not know how many are doing it but those who can still do it it...

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Umbilical cord

Desiree Palomo @Dyvette16 (4299) • United States 6 Jul 21

Today my baby boy lost his umbilical cord It was a bitter sweet moment for me Knowing time is going by and he is growing little by little just makes me emotional and happy at the same time

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Would people be against stem cells if they could get them from the cord?

silvernutbar @silvernutbar (904) • United States 15 Oct 07

I'm curious myself at what some of you think. I mean i'm all for stem cell research in general. I mean might as well make some societal use out of abortion right? (yeah i'm gonna get flamed for that one). I mean from what I can...

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Umbilical Cord donations

eclecticsteve @eclecticsteve (253) • United States 17 Apr 07

Of the people who are opposed to stem cell research, some are opposed to the concept of stem cell research, and others are opposed to the method stem cells will be collected. I was reading in my local newspaper that umbilical cord...

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Why do some kids have outies?

kaiyascloset @kaiyascloset (372) • United States 8 Mar 07

It has nothing to do with how the umbilical cord was cut or clamped. Most outies are nothing more than extra scar tissue. The rest are caused by an umbilical hernia, when the stomach muscles don't fuse together properly after the...

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