The Umbilical cord mystery !!!

The Umbilical Cord Contains the Secrets of Life

The miracles of life are as wonderful as they are mysterious. Even today, with all of the science and technology available to us, there are still secrets surrounding the development of  human life. The umbilical cord guards much of the secret formula in its stem cell-rich blood

During pregnancy, a cord measuring approximately 56 centimeters in length joins mother to child. This runs from the baby’s abdominal wall into the placenta. Its main function is to provide the baby with nutrients and oxygen from the placenta, and to transport the baby’s waste back to the placenta.

• When the child is in the womb, the umbilical cord is part of their body, joined by the two arteries in the cord. One of these serves to extract the waste that the baby produces, while the other keeps their little body supplied with oxygen 

• This long, useful cord also transfers antibodies. Close to the end of pregnancy, the umbilical cord passes antibodies that the mother has developed throughout her lifetime through the placenta to the child.

• But there is more. The blood within the umbilical cord is rich in stem cells, which are known as the building blocks for life, because they can reproduce or create other cells. They can divide and make copies of themselves, colonize, integrate and create new tissue.

• Stem cells contain all the genetic information necessary to form all of the organs in the body. The umbilical cord contains millions of them. This cord, which some parents keep as a souvenir once the baby is born, carries a huge part of the secret of life.

• In fact, blood from the umbilical cord is the main source of stem cells for children. These cells are identical to those found in bone marrow. This makes them ideal for fighting illnesses that may threaten children’s lives

• Umbilical blood contains hundreds of cells that can fight certain types of cancer, such as leukemia, non-Hodgkins lymphoma and multiple myeloma