Browsing articles tagged with " babies"
Sep 2, 2011
Jeannie

Premature birth more dangerous for baby boys

Under certain conditions, premature birth can be fatal especially to little baby boys — they are more vulnerable than girls when they are born prematurely.

Birth to go even before pregnancy to 37 weeks entails some risks and complications including low blood pressure, stroke, respiratory failure and long-term disability can talk about neuro-cognitive. The risks are even higher as the baby is smaller, with even less than 28 weeks.

“We know that the danger is greater in what he terms the preterm boys than girls on, but I wanted to understand better what actually happens in the first days after birth, which are critical,” Emma Elsmén Steen, doctor in Lund University, Sweden.

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Jul 25, 2011
Jeannie

Stem cells, biological passport for the future

Can medicine help me, if I need stem cells? Where is the most valuable stem cells and the cord is the best source for such biological material? Here are some useful answers if you want to become parents soon.

In Romania, stem cells harvested in 2006. In the world, harvesting has begun more than 20 years. Oldest cryogenic cells already 25 years. The procedure is not painful nor mother nor the child and the umbilical cord is considered a biological waste.

Fortunately, now can be used up. Here are some cases settled in happily with cells taken from umbilical cord immediately after birth. In 2003, a girl of 8 years was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. This is a rare cancer, but quite common among children. In 2007, after chemotherapy treatments had no significant effects, the girl was done with stem cell transplant from her sister.

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