Sichuan News Network Chengdu, February 19, 2022 February 18, 2022 at 10:05 a.m., "Olympic hardware king" Zou Kai and his beloved wife Zhou Jie welcomed a daughter in Chengdu, the child weighed 3.12 kg at birth, good health, mother and daughter safety. The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Zou Kai is almost 3 years old, and now he has ushered in his sister, and the family of four is lively and happy!
The Sichuan Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank has successfully collected cord blood for children
"The whole production and cord blood collection process is very smooth," according to the professor of obstetrics swimming at the Second Hospital of West China of Sichuan University, the handover work with the Sichuan cord blood bank has been completed, and the child's umbilical cord blood is in the detection and preparation stage, and if it meets the storage conditions, it can be stored for a long time in a deep and low temperature liquid nitrogen tank at minus 196 degrees Celsius.
Cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after fetal delivery, cord ligation and detachment, which is rich in precious hematopoietic stem cells.
According to the "Specifications for the Management of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Technology (2017 Edition)" issued by the National Health commission, this hematopoietic stem cell has been applied to the treatment of 11 major diseases such as acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, aplastic anemia, thalassemia, lymphoma and so on. In recent years, cord blood has also been widely used in the field of regenerative medicine and immune cell therapy research, such as the treatment of cerebral palsy, autism, etc., becoming a new highlight of cord blood applications.
Born in Luzhou, Sichuan Province, Zou Kai is one of the main members of the former Chinese national gymnastics team, winning three gold medals in free gymnastics, horizontal bar and team competitions at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and winning two gold medals in team and free gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympic Games, becoming the first "Five Olympic Champions" in mainland history.
Zou Kai became the image ambassador of Sichuan Cord Blood Bank's public welfare activities
After retiring from the military, in addition to work, Zou Kai and his wife are also keen on public welfare undertakings, in April 2019, officially became the image ambassador of "Chengdu Light Up Micro Wish Blood Disease Child Care Center", actively participated in the public welfare activities organized by the Sichuan Cord Blood Bank, personally went to the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital to visit children with blood diseases, gave toys and encouraged them to overcome the disease, and called on the public to pay attention to and help children with blood diseases.
Zou Kai went to Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital to participate in public welfare activities
Zou Kai's indomitable and tenacious spirit on the field inspired every child with blood diseases, encouraging them to cooperate with doctors to recover their health and return to campus as soon as possible.
It is understood that when the first child was born in 2019, Zou Kai and his wife did their "homework" in advance, got in touch with the Sichuan Cord Blood Bank, and saved this valuable resource. During the period of participating in public welfare activities, he affirmed the important role of preserving cord blood, and signed a storage agreement with the Sichuan Cord Blood Bank in advance before giving birth to his second child.
It is reported that in addition to umbilical cord blood, Zou Kai also retained the child's umbilical cord and placenta in the Sichuan Stem Cell Bank at the same time, and the couple is optimistic about the future role of stem cell technology in ensuring human health. (Textu/Lock Qiancheng)
【Source: Sichuan News Network】