I don't know if you have ever heard the news about donating hematopoietic stem cells? Hematopoietic stem cells are a kind of stem cells responsible for hematopoietic function in the human body, and many leukemia patients have recovered their health after receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and the importance of hematopoietic stem cells can be imagined.
So, where do hematopoietic stem cells come from? When each of us is born, the body is connected to the mother through the umbilical cord and placenta, and the most abundant presence of hematopoietic stem cells is in the umbilical cord of the newborn.
Therefore, there are now many pregnant mothers who will choose to store the child's umbilical cord blood, that is, hematopoietic stem cells after the birth of the child, and wait until the future in case the life around them is sick, they can take it out to save their lives.
Some mothers will choose to donate cord blood, this cord blood into the bone marrow bank, if there is a blood disease patient who needs to transfuse hematopoietic stem cells, and just happened to be successfully matched with a certain hematopoietic stem cell in the bone marrow bank, then this cord blood can save his life.
Just 10 days ago, a pregnant woman in Sichuan Province donated her baby's cord blood a year ago, and was successfully matched with a leukemia patient, who has been successfully implanted and discharged.
It can be seen that the role of hematopoietic stem cells, that is, cord blood, is great, especially in this life-saving moment. Cord blood can be donated or stored for your own use, it is not medical waste, but a real treasure!