Off late, numerous marketing events and strategies have been used by private cord stem cell banks in India to lure parents with the promise of potential benefits of storing stem cells for future malignancies their child may face. While this may seem like a lucrative and logical form of biological insurance, many of these companies rely on misleading—and in some cases, fraudulent—marketing techniques.

This episode covers everything you need to know about cord stem cell banking!

1. History of Cord Stem Cell Banking
2. Myths vs. Facts
3. News Reports Exposing the Fraud
4. The Indian Academy of Pediatrics' (IAP) Stance
5. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) Position

References:

https://journals.lww.com/imsp/fulltext/2023/14010/umbilical_cord_blood_banking__myth_and_realities.1.aspx

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/03/umbilical-cord-blood-banking

India's only public Cord Blood Bank: https://www.jeevan.org/media/jeevan-donor-information-form.pdf

https://www.bethecure.in/public-cord-blood-bank/about-public-cord-blood-bank/

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