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cells are opting requesting this procedure.

In Bangkok and Shanghai Multipotent stem cells are taken from the blood of Cardiac patients and sent to Israel for further treatment. Theravita then reinjects the multipotent call into the diseased cardiac area. Many cardiac patients in hopeless situations medical and surgical situations have opted for this as a last hope procedure. Theravitae is hoping that increased numbers of patients will allow them to reduce the cost of this procedure.

Families that preserve the totipotent cord blood cells have fifteen years in which to use them. These cord blood stem cells can repair or preserve the life of a sick or injured infant, or other close family member. There is also the benefit that this is a painless procedure.

Cord blood is collected after the safe delivery of the infant and the placenta. The umbilical cord must be safely cut and clamped to ensure the infant's health. Priorities with this type of blood collection are always the health and safety of the mother and baby. On occasions when a Cesarean section is a necessary procedural, harvesting of cord blood may be necessarily abandoned by the medical staff.

Collect the cord blood safely means that the surface of the umbilical cord must be disinfected and a vein punctured. The cord blood is protected against contamination with the use of special blood collection bags. Cord blood can also be collected in 60cc syringes to which an anti-coagulant has been added. The stem cells are then frozen until required.

Nothing will be done until the infant is safely delivered and the mother has received all and any necessary attention. There is no pain to either mother or infant in this method of harvesting of cord blood. If the cord blood is not harvested by the medical team it will be consigned as human waste with the placenta. Neither mother nor child need fear this procedure. All that is happening is that a reserve gift from nature is being preserved for future uses.

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