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23/05/2014

Protecting baby’s health.

A baby using his or her own cord blood will always be a 100% match for his or her own stem cells. However, sometimes families are unable to collect cord blood from the first child, and some diseases are genetic, making using one’s own cord blood inept.

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Siblings looking out for each other.

In some situations, a cord blood transplant from a donor, such as a sibling, may be required, and there is a higher chance of survival when using stem cells from a related donor. Siblings or other family members that are a close enough HLA match can benefit from the cord blood. There is a 25% chance that a sibling will be a perfect HLA match, a 50% chance that they will be a partial match, and a 25% chance that they will be no match at all. Banking multiple children’s cord blood increases the chance that cord blood will be a match in case a transplant is required.

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The unique properties of cord blood stem cells means that they can potentially treat even more diseases. Some of the diseases being investigated include:

-Autism
-Brain Injury
-Cerebral Palsy
-Type 1 Diabetes

Saving your baby’s cord blood ensures the current and future benefits for your family.

23/05/2014

The umbilical cord that is usually discarded at birth is a rich source of lifesaving stem cells. The stem cells from your baby’s umbilical cord can protect your child from over 80 medical conditions today and many more in the future. The umbilical cord can be preserved for a lifetime through the process of umbilical cord banking.

21/05/2014

Squats during pregnancy are a good way to give your pelvic muscles some loosening and contraction which helps in lowering delivery pain. Taking the toilet position with the support of a gym ball or holder, will give your thighs and pelvic area a good pressure to brace you up for the D Day.

21/05/2014

The downward dog position is best to impart sustaining power to your thigh muscles during pregnancy. During delivery, the thighs need a good holding capacity and this exercise helps you with the same. The exercise requires one to widen their legs and bend on all four, raising the hip towards the sky. Hold on to that position with a slight pressure on the thigh muscles and then release.

21/05/2014

Pelvic stretches are very effective to induce normal delivery. It should be performed on a ball, pillow or a chair. Keep your feet rooted to the ground, stretch your legs apart and keep your back straight. This will then lead to stretching and shifting of your pelvis forward and backward. This can be repeated to a maximum of at least 20 times, depending on your comfort level.

Exercise is important during pregnancy!
19/05/2014

Exercise is important during pregnancy!

17/05/2014

Causes of obesity

Obesity has many causes. Put simply, it’s caused by taking in more energy than is used up over a period of time. Research is helping us understand more about an individual’s likelihood of becoming overweight or obese, but the most important factors are in our lifestyle.

Obesity can be caused by eating too much or eating a lot of ‘sometimes’ foods. These days we tend to eat larger food servings, snack more and consume more high-calorie, low-nutrition food. Problem foods include soft drinks, cordial, juice, chips, lollies and snack bars.

Our family background (the genes we inherit from our parents) influences our likelihood of becoming overweight. It also influences the effects of our weight on our health. But because lifestyle factors have a greater influence on weight gain, changing our behaviour to include healthy habits will make a significant difference to being healthy.

17/05/2014

What is childhood obesity?

Overweight and obesity are terms used to describe having an excessive amount of body fat. Obese is a more severe form of overweight. These are officially defined using Body Mass Index (BMI), a scale that identifies healthy, overweight and obese weight ranges.

Being a new mom can be overwhelming. You're trying to adjust to a new schedule, new demands and new little being. Here a...
14/05/2014

Being a new mom can be overwhelming. You're trying to adjust to a new schedule, new demands and new little being. Here are a few tips to help you make the transition to new mom with less stress.

A mother and child relationship...
13/05/2014

A mother and child relationship...

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