Ngaba uyazi nge-cord blood banking?

Ukuba ungumama ozayo okanye umntu olindele ukongeza kusapho, eli bali liza kuba libaluleke kakhulu kuwe. Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngento abantu abaninzi abangathethi kakhulu ngayo, kodwa ibaluleke kakhulu, emva kokuba umntwana ezelwe. Oko kukuthi, ukuqokelela nokugcina igazi lentambo.

Yintoni igazi lentambo?

Cinga ngale nto, xa umntwana esesiswini, umama nomntwana badityaniswa yintambo yomntwana, akunjalo? Le ntambo yomntwana idibene ne-placenta. I-placenta sisitho esimangalisayo esikhula ngaphakathi kwesibeleko sikamama. Kulapho umntwana afumana khona ioksijini kunye nezondlo azidingayo, kwaye kulapho kususwa khona inkunkuma eveliswa emzimbeni womntwana. Ngoko ke, kukwimithambo yegazi engaphakathi kwesi sixhobo somntwana apho igazi elizele zizondlo kunye neoksijini liya khona kumntwana, kwaye igazi elinemveliso yokungcola lisuswa kumntwana. Yiloo nto siyibiza ngokuba ligazi elikwintambo yomntwana nakwi-placenta. Eli ligazi elihlala kwintambo yomntwana emva kokuba umntwana ezelwe.

Kutheni igazi le-umbilical cord lixabiseke kangaka?

Ngoku, makhe sibone ukuba kutheni eli gazi lentambo lixabiseke kangaka, kwaye kutheni kukho umdla omkhulu wokuliqokelela nokuligcina. Ngamafutshane, eli gazi liqulathe uxinaniso oluphezulu lohlobo oluthile lweseli olubizwa ngokuba 'ziiseli zesiseko'. Ezi seli zesiseko luhlobo olukhethekileyo lweseli. Zinokukhula zibe ziintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeeseli zegazi emzimbeni wethu. Umzekelo:

• Iiseli ezibomvu zegazi - Ezi zezona zithwala ioksijini.
• Iiseli zegazi ezimhlophe - Ezi zisikhusela kwizifo.
• Iiplatelets - Ezi zezona zinto zinceda ekuqhekekeni kwegazi.

Ngoko ke, ezi stem cells zizinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezisetyenziselwa ukunyanga izifo ezininzi ezinzulu ezifana nomhlaza, iingxaki ezahlukeneyo zegazi, ezinye izifo zemfuza, kunye nezifo ze-metabolic. Enyanisweni, njengokuba kwenziwa ukufakelwa komongo wethambo ukunyanga ezinye izifo, ezi stem cells ze-umbilical cord nazo ziyasetyenziswa. Kwizigulane ezininzi, ezi zithuba elixabisekileyo lokusindisa ubomi bazo.

Uliqokelela njani eli gazi?

Le yindlela elula kakhulu. Ngokwesiqhelo, intambo yesisu kunye ne-placenta zisuswa emva kokuba umntwana ezelwe. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba umama ufuna ukuqokelela igazi kwintambo yesisu yomntwana wakhe, oogqirha kunye nabongikazi bayakwenza oko emva kokuba umntwana ezelwe. Oku kuthetha ukuba umntwana okanye umama akayi kufumana ntlungu okanye iintlungu. Basebenzisa inaliti engenazintsholongwane ukuqokelela eli gazi lixabisekileyo kwimithambo yegazi kwintambo yesisu ukuya kwingxowa ekhethekileyo yokuqokelelwa. Oku kuthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela. Emva koko, eli gazi lipakishwa ngononophelo kwaye lithunyelwe kwibhanki yegazi ekhethekileyo apho linokugcinwa khona ixesha elide.

Igazi eliqokelelweyo ligcinwa njani?

Ukushwankathela, kukho iindlela ezimbini eziphambili zokugcina igazi lentambo. Oko kukuthi, kukho iintlobo ezimbini 'zeebhanki zegazi'.

1. IiBhanki zikaRhulumente

Ezi bhanki ziqokelela iminikelo yegazi lentambo kwaye ziyigcine ukuze isetyenziswe nguwonke-wonke, nokuba isetyenziswe ngomnye umntu osweleyo okanye kuphando. Emva kokunikela, usapho olunikele ngegazi lunethuba elincinci kakhulu lokulifumana kwakhona. Kufana nokunikela ngegazi. Akukho ntlawulo yokugcina igazi, kodwa isibhedlele sinokuhlawulisa umrhumo omncinci wokuqokelela igazi. Oomama abaninzi banikela ngegazi lentambo lomntwana wabo kwiibhanki zikawonke-wonke ngolu hlobo njengendlela yokunceda abanye abantu. Oku kunika umntu ofuna iiseli ze-stem ezifanayo kwenye indawo emhlabeni ithuba lokusindisa ubomi bakhe.

2. IiBhanki zaBucala

Ezi bhanki zigcina igazi lentambo ukuze lisetyenziswe ngumntu wentsapho. Oku kuthetha ukuba igazi lomntwana wakho lingasetyenziswa nguwe okanye ngamalungu osapho lwakho kwixesha elizayo ukuba bayalifuna. Nangona kunjalo, iindleko zokugcina igazi ixesha elide kangaka zinokuba phezulu kakhulu. Kudla ngokubakho umrhumo wokuqala uze emva koko kubekho umrhumo wonyaka wolondolozo.

Ingaba le nto iyandifanela? Ndingasithatha njani isigqibo?

Ngoko ke, ukuba ucinga ngokubeka igazi lentambo yosana lwakho ebhankini, thetha nogqirha wakho kuqala. Angachaza izinto ezilungileyo nezingalunganga kwiindlela zebhanki zikarhulumente nezabucala, kunye nendlela ezinokuba luncedo ngayo kwimbali yezonyango yosapho lwakho.

Cinga ngezinto ezinje:

• Imbali yosapho: Ukuba umntu kusapho lwakho, okanye wena, sele enesifo esinokunyangwa ngee-stem cells (umzekelo, ezinye iintlobo ze-leukemia, i-thalassemia), kunokuba luncedo ukuba igazi lomntwana wakho ligcinwe kwibhanki yabucala, njengoko amathuba okuhambelana kwee-stem cells phakathi kwamalungu osapho aphezulu.
• Amathuba okuba umntwana ayifune: Nangona kunjalo, kuthiwa amathuba okuba umntwana afumane isifo esinokunyangwa ngee-stem cells zakhe aphantsi kakhulu. Oko kukuthi, kunqabile kakhulu ukuba igazi lakhe lisetyenziswe. Kwezinye izifo zemfuza, kusenokungabi lula ukusebenzisa ii-stem cells zomntwana, kuba ezo seli zinokuba nesiphene esifanayo semfuza.
• Ixabiso lokunikela kwibhanki kawonke-wonke: Kwelinye icala, ukunikela ngegazi lomntwana wakho kwibhanki kawonke-wonke yegazi kunokunceda ukusindisa ubomi bomnye umguli osweleyo. Mhlawumbi loo mntu ngumntu ongazange umbone, kodwa ayilosipho sihle na eso? Kwakhona, ekubeni iisampulu zegazi ezinikelwe ngale ndlela zikwasetyenziselwa uphando, kunokunceda ekufumaneni iindlela zokunyanga ezinye izifo kwixesha elizayo.

Kukho ezinye iindawo ezinokukunceda wenze isigqibo malunga noku. Umzekelo, ungakhangela imibutho efana nale kwi-intanethi:

• Inkqubo yeSizwe yabaNikeli beMarrow (Yiba nguMlinganisi)
• Ikholeji yaseMelika yeeNgcali zeZibeleko kunye neeNgcali zeZibeleko (i-ACOG)
• Gcina iCord Foundation

Kukho ulwazi oluninzi malunga noku kwiwebhusayithi zamaziko anjalo. Nangona kunjalo, eSri Lanka, kungcono ucele ugqirha wakho ukuba afumanise ukuba ezi ndawo zifumaneka phi kanye kanye.

Kuthekani ukuba ugqiba ekubeni unikele?

Oogqirha nabaphandi abaninzi bayayixhasa into yokuqokelelwa nokugcinwa kwegazi lentambo, ingakumbi ukuze linikelwe kwiibhanki zikarhulumente. Inyaniso kukuba, uninzi lwethu lusenokungabi nazisebenzisi kangako ezi seli ze-stem okwangoku. Nangona kunjalo, uphando luyaqhubeka ukuze kubonwe ukuba zingasetyenziselwa na ukunyanga izifo ezahlukeneyo. Kukho ithemba elikhulu ngekamva. Khawucinge nje, nokuba asiyazi namhlanje, kwiminyaka embalwa siza kufumanisa izifo ezininzi ezinokunyangwa ngezi seli ze-stem.

Ngoko ke, ukuba unomdla wokunikela ngegazi lomntwana wakho, thetha nogqirha wakho, isibhedlele oza kubeleka kuso, okanye kwiziko lokubeleka ngokukhawuleza. Eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukuphanda oku kwangethuba xa ukhulelwe, okanye mhlawumbi ngaphambi kweveki yama-28 yokukhulelwa, ukuze uqonde iinkcukacha, kwaye uqale ukuthatha amanyathelo afunekayo. Emva koko ungenza yonke into ngaphandle kokukhathazeka. Oku kungabandakanya ukugcwalisa amaphepha afunekayo kunye nokwenza iimvavanyo ezithile.

Ngoko ke, makhe sijonge ezinye zezinto ekufuneka sizikhumbule koko sithethe ngako.

Ngamafutshane, igazi lentambo liluncedo kakhulu. Iiseli ze-stem ezikuyo zinokunceda ekusindiseni ubomi.

• Yenza isigqibo esinolwazi: Nokuba uyayigcina le nto iyimfihlo okanye uyinikela kwibhanki karhulumente sisigqibo sakho. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba wenze eso sigqibo, yenza uphando lwakho, uthethe nogqirha, kwaye ucinge ngazo zonke iindlela onokukhetha kuzo.
• IiBhanki Zabucala: Ixabiso liphezulu, kodwa ukuba kukho umntu kusapho lwakho onesifo esithile, ungacinga ngaso.
• IiBhanki Zikawonke-wonke: Unganikela ngaphandle kwentlawulo (rhoqo). Oku kungasindisa ubomi bomntu ongamaziyo. Esi sisenzo esihle sobubele kunye nenkonzo eluntwini.
• Cwangcisa kwangaphambili: Ukuba unomdla koku, phanda kwangethuba xa ukhulelwe kwaye wenze amalungiselelo afunekayo. Musa ukulinda de kube ngumzuzu wokugqibela. Ufuna yonke into ibe ilungile xa umntwana wakho ezalwa.
• Asinguye wonke umntu oneli thuba: Ezinye izibhedlele zisenokungabi nalo eli thuba, okanye asinguye wonke umntu onokukwazi ukunikela ngegazi lentambo ngenxa yezizathu ezithile zonyango. Ngoko ke kubalulekile ukufowuna kwangaphambili ukuze ufumane impendulo.

Oku kungaba yinkonzo entle kakhulu kumntwana wakho, kunye nakuluntu lonke. Ngoko ke kufanelekile ukucinga ngako. Ukuba uneminye imibuzo malunga noku, ungoyiki ukubuza ugqirha wakho.

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