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Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 1:47 pm
Press Release: Raynish Consumer
2 December 2008
First NZ Child With Brain Injury Successfully Treated With Her Own Cord Blood
A young Auckland girl has become the first New Zealander to undergo a ground-breaking umbilical cord blood treatment for a birth-related brain injury.
Four-year-old Maia Friedlander was treated with her own cord blood at Duke University, North Carolina, USA inAugust 2008 and her parents say the results over the past 12 weeks have been extraordinary.
Maia’s father, Daniel Friedlander said that before the treatment Maia had difficulty running, chewing and communicating – despite having up to 6 hours of therapy a day for the past three years.
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Stem Cells are just that “stem” cells. Stem Cells are pluripotent. They are the cells that every cell in the body stems from. They have the remarkable potential to regenerate and turn into cells that form all other tissues, organs and systems in the body. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
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After you give birth and the umbilical cord is cut, blood remains in the umbilical cord. This is referred to as cord blood. This blood has been used to nourish the baby during pregnancy. The umbilical cord is the lifeline between you and your baby during pregnancy.
Once the baby has been delivered, the blood that remains in the cord is no longer needed by the baby. Historically the umbilical cord was then discarded or thrown away which was normal practice following the birth of a baby.
