by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
Today is Canada Day, the day where Canadians across the country celebrate the formation of Canada as a country back in 1867. Families around the country will be attending celebrations, festivals, concerts, and tributes to all things Canadian today. But July 1 is also...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog
July is Cord Blood Awareness Month in Canada, a month long campaign encouraging families to learn about the benefits of cord blood banking. In past years, the awareness campaign encouraged families to bank their own baby’s cord blood. But this year, things are a...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood Education, cord blood program
For parents and soon to be parents who are interested in learning how cord blood banking works, we have a parent education session tonight at 6:00pm in Ottawa and one tomorrow at 6:30pm in Mississauga! The education session being held tonight will be at 6:00pm at 152...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Health and Wellness, Stem cell blog
World Sickle Cell Day, created by a United Nations resolution, is recognized globally as a day to spread awareness of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). SCD is the most commonly known genetic disease in the world today. While it is seen most frequently in people originating...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education, Cord blood stem cells
A child’s umbilical cord blood is a rich and viable source of hematopoietic stem cells or HSCs. These cord blood stem cells are often used for therapeutic transplants to help improve the lives of children living with life threatening blood conditions, diseases, or...
by Insception Lifebank | Blog, Cord Blood, Cord Blood Blog, Cord Blood Education
1. What is it? With cord blood and cord tissue banking, parents now have the option to bank two different types of stem cells from their newborn. Cord tissue is collected after umbilical cord blood, and provides families with access to a different source of stem...