Gift Your Baby Lifetime Protection At Birth
Congratulations! The coming months of pregnancy and parenthood would be the most beautiful experience of your life. As your soon-to-be-born is going to gift you the joys of parenthood, you wish to give her the best of everything in life. How about giving her womb-like protection for her lifetime? Yes! It is now possible to gift your baby good health for a lifetime through the power of stem cells!
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Stem Cells - The Building Blocks And Lifesavers Of Our Body Did you know that every part of our body – our skin, bones, blood, organs and tissues, is made up of tiny stem cells? These cells have the unique ability to multiply limitlessly and convert into any other types of cells such as nerve cells, muscle cells and red blood cells. Their regenerative capacity enables them to repair and rejuvenate the body upon need.
This is what makes stem cells potential lifesavers that can treat over 80 medical conditions including Leukemia, Myeloma, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Thalassemia, and sickle cell disease, to name a few. In fact, over 1 million people have benefited from stem cell treatments across the world, for over 80 medical conditions.
The Life-giving Stem Cell Is Like The Stem Of A Plant Here’s an easy way to understand stem cells. Imagine the stem of a plant that grows, branching out into leaves, flowers and fruits. On windy days, the branches can break. In some seasons the leaves dry up and fall. Despite this wear and tear, the stem finds a way to grow back to its original self. In a similar manner, stem cells are the basic building blocks of the human body with the unique ability to 1) Grow infinitely as compared to other cells which can only grow a limited number of times before they break down, and 2) At the right time become a specialized cell such as muscle cell, heart cell, blood cell, bone cell, or any other cell. Stem cells thus aid our body’s growth and support repair when cells are lost due to injury or age.
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Skin Cells
Main Stem
Nerve Cells
50 Years of Lifesavers A chronological snapshot of the evolution of stem cells over the past 50 years, as lifesavers.
1957 1st human bone marrow transplantation attempted by Seattle scientist
1992 Cryo-Cell USA sets up world’s first private cord blood bank
1993 World’s 1st unrelated cord blood transplant performed
2012 1 millionth stem cell transplant reported in December 2012
1968 1st successful sibling transplant using bone marrow stem cells
1988 1st successful umbilical cord blood transplant performed by Eliane Gluckman
2001 Study indicates cord blood is a suitable alternative to bone marrow for treatment of adults
2009 USA makes it mandatory for caregivers to inform expectant parents on choices around cord blood banking
1973 1st successful stem cell transplant between unrelated people
1986 1st successful transplant using stem cells from peripheral blood
2004 LifeCell launches India’s 1st private umbilical cord stem cell bank
2005 USA funds the creation of a national cord blood inventory 0f 1,00,000 units
Body Builders in Action Recognition of the power of stem cells by scientists & doctors worldwide, as the future of medicine.
1992 Term “Regenerative Medicine” is coined
2011 Launch of FDA approved treatment of ‘smile line’ wrinkles using person’s own skin cells
1997 Product using patient’s own cells, developed to repair knee
2011 World’s 1st stem cell organ grown in a lab. Patient undergoes transplant with replica of his own windpipe
2012
2012
10 year old gets vein growth from her stem cells
Launch of FDA approved product to generate new oral gum tissue
1998 FDA approval for treatment of ulcers such as diabetic foot, using human skin cells
2000 Restoration of vision in patients, using epithelial cells
2012 Nobel Prize for Shinya Yamanaka for advancements in drug discovery
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells: The Lifesavers To Protect Your Baby Forever The umbilical cord is a life support system for the baby before birth. It is also the richest source of naive, pristine stem cells. Umbilical cord stem cells are the most studied branch in stem cell research. Over 25 years, umbilical cord stem cells have been used in the treatment of over 80 medical conditions. Umbilical Cord Blood
Umbilical Cord Tissue
The blood left in the umbilical cord after the baby is born is called the umbilical cord blood. This blood is rich in Haematopoetic stem cells that have the potential to build the blood and the immune system.
The cord tissue is nothing but the cord itself that remains after the cord blood is removed. This cord tissue is rich in Mesenchymal stem cells that build the tissues and muscles and also regenerate them when they wither due to aging, illness or accident.
Through a process known as umbilical cord banking your baby’s umbilical cord blood and tissue can be collected at the time of birth and preserved for a lifetime.
Benefits Of Stem Cell Banking Pregnancy and childbirth can be overwhelming and stem cell preservation can become another important task on the checklist before the baby arrives. But there are a host of reasons why it is important to welcome your baby into the world with this amazing gift:
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The World Over The umbilical cord is the No.1 source of stem cells for treatment in children in the US and Japan. Family Pack For treatments, umbilical cord stem cells offer a far better match as they are more flexible than other stem cells. Stem cells from the umbilical cord blood of your baby offer a 40% match chance for a sibling. Friend For Life Umbilical cord stem cells can be preserved for a lifetime. They are a ready resource that can be used at anytime and with no long waiting period to retrieve them. The Champ Cord blood stem cells can be utilized in over 80 medical conditions such as Leukemia, Myeloma, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease, to name a few.
Always Young Stem cells from the umbilical cord tissue are more youthful and have lower rejections than those from the bone marrow. They therefore provide better treatment outcomes. Powerhouse Research now shows that Mesenchymal stem cells offer significant promise to repair organs and tissues. The potential of these cells is now being investigated worldwide in over 100 clinical trials for treatment in conditions like heart disease, osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes (type 1). A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity Preserving your baby’s umbilical cord stem cells at birth is a beautiful once in a lifetime opportunity. There is no better way to extend lifelong care for your baby than by preserving her stem cells.
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2 Collection
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3 Transportation
4 Processing
How To Get Started You are convinced about the benefits of umbilical cord stem cell banking and want to make the most of it. Here’s how you go about it.
5 Simple Steps For Preserving Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Stem Cells. 1)
Enrolment: Sign up for umbilical cord banking, well before the delivery due date to receive a collection kit.
2) Collection: The stem cell collection is done through a simple and safe 10-minute procedure after childbirth. 3) Transportation: The collected sample is safely transported through a personalized logistics chain. 4) Processing: Involves testing, isolating and freezing the stem cells. 5) Preservation: Stem cells are safely preserved at -196ºC in a safe and secure environment. The collection of the umbilical cord stem cells can be done only at the time of birth, and causes no harm to the baby or mother. And LifeCell, India’s most trusted stem cell bank gives you this once in a lifetime opportunity to safeguard your baby’s lifesavers at an affordable price.
Stem Cell Therapy Beneficiaries Share Their Success Stories Lifesavers Take Centre Stage
Sibling Love For A Lifetime!
When Lisa Ray, the renowned actor, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a rare and incurable form of blood cancer, she underwent stem cell therapy. Lisa’s wise and timely decision to rely on stem cell transplant to cure the disease gave her a second chance at life. Declared cancer-free, the actor who is proud to call herself a “Cancer Graduate”, is back to leading a full life and is pursuing her career successfully.
Thamirabarani, an 8-year old from Coimbatore, was found to be suffering from Thalassemia, a blood disorder. The cure for her came in the form of her younger brother Pugazhendi. When the younger sibling was born, his cord blood was collected and preserved at LifeCell and used for Thamirabarani’s treatment. She is now completely cured of Thalassemia and has embraced childhood in all its glory. She wants to grow up and become a teacher!
Living A Renewed Life Vigneswaran was diagnosed with blood cancer when he was in Class XI. As the disease was in advanced stage, he could not use his own adult stem cells. He approached the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore and was treated using donor umbilical cord stem cells from Australia. Two years later, he was declared cancer free. Vigneswaran was born on February 28 and has changed his birthday to January 18, the day when he underwent the therapy.
LifeCell - The Safest And Largest Stem Cell Services Provider In India Among the many decisions you have to take as to-be parents, it is important to decide on the right partner to safeguard your baby’s precious stem cell assets. You need to partner with a name who is trusted, reliable and offers you service of exceptional standards. LifeCell offers a host of advantages that combine to make it the best name to partner with for stem cell banking. Here’s why: • Unmatched Experience LifeCell was launched in 2004, in collaboration with Cryo-Cell International – the world’s first private stem cell bank, with over 20 years of expertise in the field. • Largest Infrastructure Our infrastructure includes state-of-the-art facilities at Chennai & Gurgaon each with 65,000 sq ft of built up area. The facilities are operational 24x7, built with highest safety standards and resistant to natural calamities. • Most Accredited Accreditations from international organizations such as American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), College of American Pathologists (CAP), NABL and WHO testify to the highest quality standards adopted by LifeCell in testing, processing and preserving your baby’s precious stem cells.
• Trusted by Parents LifeCell is trusted by over 85,000 parents who have gifted their children an invaluable lifetime resource through us. • Largest in the Segment LifeCell is the largest name in the segment with a strong presence in over 100 centers, partnerships with over 1000 hospitals and the trust of over 5000 Gynaecologists. • Most Recommended As per Nielsen 2012 Survey covering 300 Gynaecologists in over 8 cities, LifeCell is the most recommended stem cell bank, establishing its leadership position amongst medical practitioners. • Most Awarded In a poll conducted by Child Magazine in 2013, LifeCell was recognized as the best in the industry as voted by Parents!
Unmatched Benefits When you join the LifeCell family, your baby’s stem cells become our assets. We not only preserve stem cells but also the hope of a healthy, happy future for your little one. • Stem Cell Asset Insurance Through a comprehensive policy, LifeCell has ensured that should the samples be destroyed for reasons beyond reasonable control, the family would be provided with `10,00,000 at the time of need for purchasing a matching stem cell unit from any public stem cell bank worldwide. • Medical Insurance LifeCell is the only partner to provide financial assistance of `10,00,000 when the preserved stem cells are used for transplant. • Storage Insurance We provide free preservation of the samples in case the earning parent passes away.
• Returning Client Benefit When you expect another baby and yet again choose LifeCell, you get a waiver of the enrolment fees. • Free Stem Cell Expansion Mesenchymal stem cell expansion - up to 500 million cells at the time of transplant and Haematopoetic stem cell expansion when the technology becomes available. • Quality Guarantee `10,00,000 guarantee on viability of stem cells upon retrieval for transplant.
Enrol Now The best time to take a decision to preserve your baby’s umbilical cord stem cells is well ahead of your delivery date. This gives you ample time to understand the value of stem cell banking and sign up for the process. LifeCell wishes you a safe and happy delivery. FEE SCHEDULE PLAN DETAILS
Amount
Enrolment Fee
`5,000
Umbilical Cord Blood Processing Fee
`9,990
Umbilical Cord Tissue Processing Fee
`5,000 Total Amount*
`19,990
ANNUAL STORAGE FEE† Single Site Storage (Chennai / Gurgaon)
`3,500
Dual Site Storage (Chennai & Gurgaon)
`4,000
* Does not include sample collection fee which varies based on delivering location. * Avail easy EMI options if you choose to pay through Bajaj Finserv or through credit card. † Payable upon each birth anniversary of the child.
More Gifts Of Good Health From LifeCell
Femme BabyShield – World’s Most Comprehensive Newborn Screening Program
Femme – Harvesting of Stem Cells From Menstrual Blood
BabyShield from LifeCell is the world’s most comprehensive newborn screening program that screens for 118 medical conditions.
Menstrual blood is a rich source of Mesenchymal stem cells. These stem cells are being researched for use in the treatment of various medical conditions. LifeCell Femme is the first and only menstrual blood stem cell banking service in India.
BabyShield is completely non-invasive and does not harm the baby.
A comprehensive report is provided to give you complete peace of mind regarding your baby’s health.
Brought to you by the leaders in the field, LifeCell Femme helps you collect and preserve these vital stem cells from your menstrual blood in a totally non-invasive and painless way. So now you can preserve your stem cells with Femme and protect yourself and your loved ones for a lifetime.
Contact our toll-free 1800 419 5533 to sign-up for the service. www.babyshield.com
Contact our toll-free 1800 419 5555 to sign-up for the service. www.lifecellfemme.com
A sample of few drops of cord blood and urine are used for the tests.
Conditions That Can Be Treated With Stem Cells Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Beta Thalassemia Major (also known as Cooley's Anemia)
Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia
Blackfan-Diamond Anemia
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Sickle Cell Disease
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Amegakaryocytosis / Congenital Thrombocytopenia
Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML) Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Refractory Anemia (RA)
SCID with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (ADA-SCID)
Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)
SCID which is X-linked
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T) Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) Hodgkin's Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Burkitt's Lymphoma) Aplastic Anemia Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Fanconi Anemia (Note: the first cord blood transplant in 1988 was for FA, an inherited disorder)
SCID with absence of T & B Cells SCID with absence of T Cells, Normal B Cells Omenn Syndrome Inherited Immune System Disorders - Neutropenias Kostmann Syndrome Myelokathexis Ataxia-Telangiectasia Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
DiGeorge Syndrome
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Lymphoproliferative Disorders (LPD)
Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS)
Lymphoproliferative Disorder, X-linked (also known as Epstein-Barr Virus Susceptibility)
Hunter's Syndrome (MPS-II)
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV)
Acute Myelofibrosis
Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI)
Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (Myelofibrosis) Polycythemia Vera
Sly Syndrome, Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency (MPS-VII)
Essential Thrombocythemia
Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease)
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)/Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)
Neutrophil Actin Deficiency
Krabbe Disease (Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy)
Reticular Dysgenesis
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Multiple Myeloma
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
Plasma Cell Leukemia
Niemann-Pick Disease
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Sandhoff Disease
Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
Wolman Disease
Gunther's Disease (Erythropoietic Porphyria)
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (case report)
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Osteopetrosis
Pearson's Syndrome
Neuroblastoma
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Retinoblastoma
Systemic Mastocytosis Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Hurler's Syndrome (MPS-IH)
Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III)
LifeCell - India’s most trusted stem cell bank is present in over 100 locations
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