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lettie · 20-07-2006, 07:22

It does interfere a little bit. We take cord blood anyway, especially when the mother is rhesus negative as we need to know the blood group of the baby. Stem cell harvesting is slightly different in that there must be no contamination at all of that blood so we have to make sure that everything is sterile and hold the cord up away from the placenta and general gubbins found at delivery. Umbilical cords and placentae are wibbly wobbly things so it's easier said than done sometimes to get a sterile blood sample from them.

When we take blood as routine from an umbilical cord it doesn't matter about contamination, it can be tested anyway, so we just tend to pin the cord down and jab it. We just have to be a bit more careful with stem cell.

20-07-2006, 07:22	#21
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Stem cell research. It does interfere a little bit. We take cord blood anyway, especially when the mother is rhesus negative as we need to know the blood group of the baby. Stem cell harvesting is slightly different in that there must be no contamination at all of that blood so we have to make sure that everything is sterile and hold the cord up away from the placenta and general gubbins found at delivery. Umbilical cords and placentae are wibbly wobbly things so it's easier said than done sometimes to get a sterile blood sample from them. When we take blood as routine from an umbilical cord it doesn't matter about contamination, it can be tested anyway, so we just tend to pin the cord down and jab it. We just have to be a bit more careful with stem cell. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..