Is It Necessary to Preserve the Umbilical Cord Blood for the Second Child?

Whether it is necessary to keep umbilical cord blood for the second child needs to be decided by the family themselves. If the family's financial situation is good, it is necessary to keep umbilical cord blood; otherwise, it is not necessary. Keeping umbilical cord blood can increase the insurance for children in the future. Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells. If children accidentally suffer from leukemia or other diseases in the future, the expansion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood can sometimes achieve therapeutic effects. However, keeping umbilical cord blood requires tens of thousands of dollars, and not all the kept umbilical cord blood is successful. In some cases, when it is needed, it is found that the blood has been contaminated and cannot be used. Therefore, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons, mainly based on the family's financial situation to make a decision. If the family of the expectant mother has economic conditions, umbilical cord blood can be kept. Umbilical cord blood contains a large number of stem cells, which can differentiate into various cells in the human body. Currently, it can be used to treat leukemia, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, thalassemia, and many other diseases. There are also specialized institutions responsible for blood collection and preservation. If there are no economic conditions, the family members are healthy, and no abnormalities are found in the prenatal examination of the baby, it is also possible to choose not to keep umbilical cord blood. If economic conditions permit, umbilical cord blood can be preserved through specialized umbilical cord blood banks, which will have certain benefits. Umbilical cord blood contains rich hematopoietic stem cells, which can be used for the reconstruction of the human immune system or hematopoietic system, and can be used for the treatment of target diseases. In the future, when oneself or recent family members suffer from malignancies, hematological diseases, or cerebral palsy, some inherited diseases, substances extracted from umbilical cord blood can play a certain role in the treatment of diseases. The preservation of umbilical cord blood is collected by specialized umbilical cord blood personnel through special processing and preservation to facilitate clinical use. Clinically, there are relevant regulations and requirements for the storage and application of umbilical cord blood, which is conducive to improving the treatment rate of some target diseases in the future.