Is it better to store the placenta or umbilical cord blood?

In many big cities, after the baby is born in the hospital, the doctor will recommend the family to store the baby’s umbilical cord blood, because the baby’s umbilical cord blood contains hematopoietic stem cells. Now storing umbilical cord blood is of great significance. The hematopoietic stem cells in umbilical cord blood can treat many diseases. In addition, some places will also have placenta, which also contains hematopoietic stem cells. So which is better, placenta or umbilical cord blood?

Is it better to store the placenta or umbilical cord blood?

Now after a woman gives birth, the hospital will ask her family whether the umbilical cord blood needs to be stored or whether the placenta needs to be retained. The hematopoietic stem cells in umbilical cord blood can treat many later diseases, the most common of which are leukemia, bone marrow hematopoietic failure, etc. Umbilical cord blood may be used to treat these diseases. The placenta generally has no special function and is usually kept as a commemorative item. So should we store the umbilical cord blood or the placenta?

Cord blood or placenta storage

The stem cells stored in umbilical cord blood and placenta have low immunogenicity and are not prone to rejection reactions when allogeneic transplantation is required. Compared with stem cells in adults, they can be stored for use by more people. The two have great differences in function and should be carefully selected according to your needs.

The difference between cord blood and placenta

The difference is that the amount of placental blood is more than that of umbilical cord blood. The placenta can be used for two adults. The content of hematopoietic stem cells in placental tissue is 5-10 times that of hematopoietic stem cells in the umbilical cord. It may be used by the child for several times, or even provided to 1-2 adult patients for treatment. So in general, there are quite a lot of differences between placental blood and umbilical cord blood.

The question of whether to store umbilical cord blood or placenta is believed to be troubling many parents. Generally speaking, umbilical cord blood is stored by the hospital, while the placenta is stored by the baby himself. Therefore, you can weigh the differences between the two, discuss with your family, and then choose the one with higher value to preserve. Of course, we hope that everyone will not use the stored placenta or umbilical cord blood, but everything has its contingencies, so storing it can be used in case of emergency.