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This Procedure Preserves Your Child’s Umbilical Cord

As Singapore’s StemCord celebrates its 20 years of changing lives, it launches #ItsLifeChanging campaign to spread awareness of stem cells and umbilical cord blood 

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Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso

<p>Marking its <strong>20th year</strong> with the mission of continuing its efforts in changing lives, <strong>StemCord Singapore</strong> launches a campaign that aims to cultivate awareness of cord blood banking. The company focuses on educating families, especially parents, on the promise of umbilical cord blood collection upon birth. StemCord’s breakthrough technology is tantamount to future-proofing a family’s health. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/146d53a8-7555-4798-b1e0-a38cf4e32956_6.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This Procedure Preserves Your Child’s Umbilical Cord"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Whether you’re a parent welcoming a new life to the world or simply one who cares for the future, investing in cord blood and cord stem cell banking can be an invaluable investment for the family.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> StemCord  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>“This campaign aims to educate the next generation, including children of our clients, helping them tap on the next wave of medical advances,” <strong>Dr. Ang Peng Tiam</strong>, <strong>Director and Co-founder of StemCord</strong>, says. To honor its anniversary, StemCord has also lined up a series of educational seminars to laymanize what stem cell storage is all about. A generous source of stem cells, the umbilical cord’s blood is “banked” to give the donor access to the deposit in the future. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/16b7467a-4c2e-442d-b5aa-f31b1afad4a6_5.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This Procedure Preserves Your Child’s Umbilical Cord"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">StemCord is Southeast Asia’s first NetCord-FACT accredited cord blood bank and Singapore’s most established private cord blood bank, and has more than 45,000 samples of cord blood today.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> StemCord  </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>In the medical field, stem cell science and blood banking is considered as a breakthrough technology as it is treated as a “<strong>biological insurance</strong>”. The stem cells collected from the cord are cultured and stored, and rigorous scientific research indicates that their tissues have the potential to treat conditions such as <strong>strokes</strong>, <strong>spinal cord injuries</strong>, <strong>diabetes</strong>, <strong>heart diseases</strong>, <strong>leukemias and lymphomas</strong>, <strong>blood cancers</strong>, <strong>bone marrow disorders</strong>, <strong>autoimmune diseases</strong>, and more.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/wellness/nutrition/how-to-boost-your-immune-system-during-the-holiday/34306" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Immune Boosting Foods You’ll Want To Eat During The Holidays</a></div><div><br/></div><p>“Through the years, Filipinos have been recognizing the benefits of stem cell science and cord blood banking. In the past few years, we’ve seen a dramatic shift in outlook, giving more emphasis to health and disease prevention,” imparts <strong>StemCord SG Philippines’ Chief Operating Officer</strong>, <strong>Phoebe Te</strong>. Clinical studies and trials show that cells from the umbilical cord can also aid in autism therapy and treatment. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/934d696c-2843-4faf-ac71-d5b223b80df5_12.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This Procedure Preserves Your Child’s Umbilical Cord "/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Indeed, stem cell storage can be an invaluable investment. With innovations in culturing stem cells prior to cryopreservation, StemCord promises to safeguard a family’s future, should the members need to manage their conditions and retrieve the cells. Confident in their technologies, <strong>StemCord co-founder and chairman Dr. Teo Cheng Peng</strong> claims, “There are many cord blood banks around the world, but there will always be special and high-quality ones that doctors, nurses, and midwives will speak highly of. StemCord belongs to this elite group.”</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/da14cbaf-eac8-49d2-8e6a-983639c064ca_14.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This Procedure Preserves Your Child’s Umbilical Cord "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Founders of StemCord, Dr. Leong See Odd, Dr. Teo Cheng Peng, and Dr. Ang Peng Tiam, led the ribbon cutting for the StemCord SG Phils. office inauguration.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> StemCord  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><em><br/></em></div><div><em>Photos courtesy of </em><strong><em>StemCord</em></strong></div><div><br/></div>

As Singapore’s StemCord celebrates its 20 years of changing lives, it launches #ItsLifeChanging campaign to spread awareness of stem cells and umbilical cord blood banking