I naute cord blood hian nunna a chhanhim thei ang em? Cord Blood Banking chungchang i zir dawn teh ang!

I naute he khawvela lo kal tur hi beisei takin i nghak a ni mai thei, a dik em? Naute a pian hnuah doctor-te chuan umbilical cord chu an tan a, an la chhuak thin. Mahse, umbilical cord-a thisen la awm, ‘cord blood’ an tih hi a hlu hle a, nunna a chhanhim thei tih i hria em? Hemi chungchang hi mi tam takin an hre lo a, mahse hei hi thupui pawimawh tak a ni. Vawiin hian sawi ila.

‘Cord blood’ tih hi eng nge ni? Engvangin nge a hlut em em?

A awlsam zawngin, naute a pian hnuah naute leh nausen inzawmkhawmtu umbilical cord chu a tan a ni. Umbilical cord cut chhunga thisen awm chu ``cord blood'' an ti a, hei hi thisen pangngai ang tho a ni a, thisen sen, thisen var, leh platelet te ang chi thil a awm bawk.

Mahse, he thila thil danglam leh hlu ber chu stem cells .

Hetiang hian han ngaihtuah teh: Stem cell te hi magical ‘master’ cell ang an ni. Chu chu, heng cell te hi kan taksa chhunga thisen cell chi hrang hrang (entir nan, immune system cell, red blood cell) ah an lo thang lian thei tihna a ni. He theihna mak tak mai hian an hlut em emna chu a ni.

Miin natna khirh tak, leukemia ang chi a neih chuan an taksain thisen cell hrisel a siam chhuak tawh lo. Chu miah chuan heng stem cell hrisel tak takte hi dah luh a nih chuan, chu cell te chu kal in damlo taksa chhungah thisen hrisel thar siam tan a ni. Chu chuan an nunna a chhanhim thei a ni.

Chuti a nih chuan ‘Cord Blood Banking’ chu eng nge ni?

``Cord Blood Banking`` tih hian a hmaa ka sawi tawh ``cord blood`` hlu tak, naute pian hnua lakkhawm, freezer bik-a dah, nakin lawka hman tur atana dah thin kha a kawk a ni.

Hei hi nangmah ah a innghat vek a ni . Nu leh pa thenkhat chuan hetiang hi an thlang a, thenkhat chuan an thlang lo. I dahkhawm duh loh chuan thisen chu nausen (placenta) nen bawlhhlawh angin an paih chhuak thin. A tlangpuiin, i naupai laia doctor rawn tura i kal chuan he thu hi a hrilhfiah ang che.

Cord blood dahkhawm dante chu engte nge ni?

Thil tih dan tlangpui pahnih a awm. Public Bank leh Private Bank te an ni. An pahnih inkarah hian danglamna lian tak a awm. Fiah takin i hrethiam ang u.

Chuti a nih chuan eng nge ka thlan ang?

Doctor-te chuan he thil hi vantlang bank-ah thawhpui turin an rawt fo thin a, a chhan chu midang nunna a chhanhim thei a ni. Chu chu ngilneihna thiltih ropui tak a ni.

Mahse, i chhungkuaa mi pakhat, a bik takin naupang dang pakhatin stem cell transplant ngai dinhmun a neih chuan, private bank-a dah chu ngaihtuah a tha , unau stem cells te chu a inmil theihna chance a sang zawk avangin.

Hetiang procedure hi kei leh naute tan chuan risky tak a ni em?

Ni miah lo. Hei hi thil awlsam tak, him tak a ni a, nangmah emaw i naute emaw tan pawh natna awm lo leh risk awm lo a ni.

Hei hi naute pian hnuah , umbilical cord an tan a, naute chu nangmah nen a inthen hnuah tih thin a ni. Doctor emaw, nurse trained emaw chuan umbilical cord cut la awmah needle a thun a, thisen a la chhuak thin. Naute taksaah hian needle hi a lut ngai lo.A kalphung zawng zawng hi minute tlemte chauh a ni. Hei hi vaginal birth emaw C-section emaw i neih pawhin tih theih a ni.

Mi zawng zawngin vantlang bank-ah cord blood an pe thei ang em?

Ni lo, qualification thenkhat a awm. I thisen pek chu midang hnena pek theih tur khawpa him a nih leh nih loh an enfiah thin. Entîr nân, hetiang thil hi an ngaihtuah a:

• Kum 18 chunglam i ni tawh em?
• Naute pakhat i nei em? (Twins hi a chang chuan a theih loh.)
• Naute hian pianpui natna a nei em tih i hria em?
• Thla 12 kalta chhung khan hmanraw bawlhhlawh hmangin tattoo emaw body piercing emaw i nei tawh em?
• HIV, Hepatitis B emaw C emaw, Tuberculosis ang chi natna i tawk tawh em?
• Cancer natna chemotherapy i nei tawh em?

Hetiang zawhna hi i chhan a ngai a ni.

Hemi chungchangah hian engtikah nge thutlukna ka siam ang?

Hei hi hmanhmawh taka thutlukna siam theih a ni lo. A tam zawkah chuan he thutlukna hi i siam tur a ni a, i naupai atanga kar 34 hmain i doctor hnenah i hriattir tur a ni.

A chhan chu damdawi in thenkhatah heng `cord blood` collection kits te hi an neih loh vang a ni. An rawn hruai luh a ngai a, chubakah consent form-a sign leh document tulte tihfel nan hun a duh bawk. Private bank i thlan chuan naute pian hmain pawisa i pek a ngai bawk ang. Chuvangin hei hi ngaihtuah lawk a, Doctor nen inbia a, thutlukna siam a tha ber.