After your baby is born, what will you do with the placenta?

Did you know that placenta tissue contains a unique type of stem cell, called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), from the mother. These stem cells have the potential to develop into many types of tissues throughout the body, including organ and muscle tissue, skin, bone, cartilage, and fat cells. MSCs are the fastest growing area of stem cell research and promise to provide many exciting new therapies in the future. While awaiting FDA approval for clinical use, MSCs are being used in a number of clinical trials and more opportunities are being discovered each day. Essentially banking placenta tissue stem cells is an insurance policy for you!

Glow has partnered with Americord to bring our users more information on this important decision. Feel free to ask questions in the comments below!

Americord® is one of the only banks to offer placenta tissue banking because stem cell banking shouldn’t just be about protecting baby, but mom too.