Things every pregnant woman should know...
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quesarahFrom Yahoo! News: Lawmaker Pushes Umbilical Cord Donation
SANTA FE, N.M. - A state senator is proposing that the state promote stem cell treatment from umbilical cords.
The Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, would require doctors to inform pregnant women about umbilical cord donation and require hospitals to allow pregnant patients to arrange for such donations.
"Only about 400 cord-blood transplants a year take place," said Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe. "A lot more lives could be saved."
She said it's possible such a donation could have helped her own daughter, Lori Rodriguez, 33, who died in November 2002 after pancreas surgery.
Stem cell treatment using blood from umbilical cords does not involve human embryos. Stem cells are used to treat more than 40 life-threatening diseases, including leukemia, breast cancer, other cancers and blood disorders.
Rodriguez said her interest was sparked by the case of an 8-year-old Albuquerque girl, Kailee Wells. The child, who has severe aplastic anemia in which bone marrow cannot produce new blood cells, is now in Wisconsin, recovering from a bone-marrow transplant.
Florida, Illinois, Texas and Maryland have laws promoting cord-blood donations, according to a memo from the Legislative Council Service.
Rodriguez's measure, Senate Bill 605, would provide $25,000 for the Department of Health to publish and distribute pamphlets with information on umbilical cord-blood donation.
SANTA FE, N.M. - A state senator is proposing that the state promote stem cell treatment from umbilical cords.
The Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, would require doctors to inform pregnant women about umbilical cord donation and require hospitals to allow pregnant patients to arrange for such donations.
"Only about 400 cord-blood transplants a year take place," said Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe. "A lot more lives could be saved."
She said it's possible such a donation could have helped her own daughter, Lori Rodriguez, 33, who died in November 2002 after pancreas surgery.
Stem cell treatment using blood from umbilical cords does not involve human embryos. Stem cells are used to treat more than 40 life-threatening diseases, including leukemia, breast cancer, other cancers and blood disorders.
Rodriguez said her interest was sparked by the case of an 8-year-old Albuquerque girl, Kailee Wells. The child, who has severe aplastic anemia in which bone marrow cannot produce new blood cells, is now in Wisconsin, recovering from a bone-marrow transplant.
Florida, Illinois, Texas and Maryland have laws promoting cord-blood donations, according to a memo from the Legislative Council Service.
Rodriguez's measure, Senate Bill 605, would provide $25,000 for the Department of Health to publish and distribute pamphlets with information on umbilical cord-blood donation.
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