Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Umbilical cord blood transplantation is a medical procedure that uses blood collected from the umbilical cord of a newborn after birth. This blood is rich in hematopoietic stem cells, which can develop into various blood cells. These stem cells are used to treat certain blood disorders, like leukemia or anemia, by replenishing a patient's damaged or diseased bone marrow. The process involves matching the cord blood with the patient (though matches are less strict than with other stem cell sources) and transplanting it through the bloodstream, allowing the new cells to grow and restore healthy blood production.