Uyazi nge-cord blood banking?

Uma ungumama ozayo noma ungumuntu olindele ukwengezwa okusha emndenini, le ndaba izoba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu kuwe. Namuhla sizokhuluma ngento abantu abaningi abangakhulumi ngayo kakhulu, kodwa ebaluleke kakhulu, ngemva kokuzalwa komntwana. Okungukuthi, ukuqoqa nokugcina igazi lentambo.

Kuyini igazi lentambo?

Cabanga ngakho, uma umntwana esesiswini, umama nomntwana baxhunywa ngentambo yesisu, akunjalo? Le ntambo yesisu ixhunyaniswe ne-placenta. I-placenta iyisitho esimangalisayo esikhula ngaphakathi kwesibeletho sikamama. Yilapho umntwana ethola khona umoya-mpilo nezakhamzimba ezidingayo, futhi yilapho futhi kususwa khona imfucuza ekhiqizwa emzimbeni womntwana. Ngakho-ke, kungemithambo yegazi engaphakathi kwale ntambo yesisu lapho igazi eligcwele izakhamzimba nomoya-mpilo liya khona enganeni, futhi igazi elinemikhiqizo yemfucuza lisuswa enganeni. Yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi igazi elisentabeni yesisu kanye ne-placenta. Empeleni leli yigazi elihlala entabeni yesisu ngemva kokuzalwa komntwana.

Kungani igazi le-umbilical cord libaluleke kangaka?

Manje, ake sibone ukuthi kungani leli gazi lentambo liyigugu kangaka, nokuthi kungani kunesithakazelo esikhulu ekuliqoqeni nasekulilondolozeni. Kalula nje, leli gazi liqukethe ukuhlushwa okuphezulu kohlobo olukhethekile lweseli olubizwa ngokuthi 'amaseli e-stem'. Lawa maseli e-stem awuhlobo olukhethekile kakhulu lweseli. Angakhula abe izinhlobo ezahlukene zamaseli egazi emzimbeni wethu. Isibonelo:

• Amaseli egazi abomvu - Lawa yiwo athwala umoya-mpilo.
• Amangqamuzana amhlophe egazi - Yilokhu okusivikela ezifweni.
• Ama-Platelet - Yilokhu okusiza ekuqhekekeni kwegazi.

Ngakho-ke, la maseli okuqala ayinto ebaluleke kakhulu esetshenziselwa ukwelapha izifo eziningi ezimbi njengomdlavuza, izifo ezahlukahlukene zegazi, ezinye izifo zofuzo, kanye nezifo ze-metabolic. Eqinisweni, njengoba nje kwenziwa ukufakelwa komnkantsha wethambo ukwelapha ezinye izifo, la maseli okuqala entambo yesisu nawo ayasetshenziswa. Ezigulini eziningi, lawa ayithuba elibalulekile lokusindisa izimpilo zazo.

Uliqoqa kanjani leli gazi?

Lena futhi inqubo elula kakhulu. Ngokuvamile, intambo yesisu kanye ne-placenta kususwa ngemva kokuzalwa komntwana. Kodwa-ke, uma umama efuna ukuqoqa igazi entanyeni yesisu yomntwana wakhe, odokotela nabahlengikazi bayakwenza ngemva kokuzalwa komntwana. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umntwana noma umama ngeke bazizwe bengakhululekile noma bebuhlungu. Basebenzisa inaliti engenamagciwane ukuqoqa leli gazi eliyigugu emithanjeni yegazi entanyeni yesisu bayise esikhwameni esikhethekile sokuqoqa. Lokhu kuthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela. Ngemuva kwalokho, leli gazi lipakishwa ngokucophelela bese lithunyelwa ebhange legazi lentambo elikhethekile lapho lingagcinwa khona isikhathi eside.

Igazi eliqoqiwe ligcinwa kanjani?

Ukufingqa, kunezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko zokugcina igazi lentambo. Okusho ukuthi, kunezinhlobo ezimbili 'zamabhange egazi'.

1. Amabhange Omphakathi

Lawa mabhange aqoqa iminikelo yegazi lezintambo bese eyigcina ukuze isetshenziswe umphakathi, kungaba ukusetshenziswa ngomunye umuntu odinga usizo noma ucwaningo. Ngemva kokunikela, umndeni onikele ngegazi awunalo ithuba lokulithola. Kufana nokunikela ngegazi. Akukho mali yokugcina igazi, kodwa isibhedlela singase sikhokhise imali encane yokuqoqa igazi. Omama abaningi banikela ngegazi lezintambo lezingane zabo emabhange omphakathi ngale ndlela njengendlela yokusiza abanye abantu. Lokhu kunikeza umuntu odinga amaseli okuqala afanayo endaweni ethile emhlabeni ithuba lokusindisa impilo yakhe.

2. Amabhange Azimele

Lawa mabhange agcina igazi lentambo ukuze lisetshenziswe ngumuntu womndeni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi igazi lengane yakho lingasetshenziswa nguwe noma ngamalungu omndeni wakho esikhathini esizayo uma elidinga. Kodwa-ke, izindleko zokugcina igazi isikhathi eside kangaka zingaba ziphezulu kakhulu. Ngokuvamile kukhona imali yokuqala bese kuba nemali yokulungisa yonyaka.

Ingabe lokhu kuyinto engifanelayo? Nginganquma kanjani?

Ngakho-ke, uma ucabanga ngokubeka igazi le-cord losana lwakho ebhange, khuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Angachaza izinzuzo nezingozi zezinketho zebhange zomphakathi nezimele, nokuthi zingaba kanjani nomlando wezokwelapha womndeni wakho.

Cabanga ngezinto ezinjengalezi:

• Umlando womndeni: Uma othile emndenini wakho, noma wena, esevele enesifo esingelashwa ngama-stem cell (isibonelo, ezinye izinhlobo ze-leukemia, i-thalassemia), kungaba usizo ukuba igazi lomntwana wakho ligcinwe ebhange elizimele, njengoba amathuba okuhambisana kwama-stem cell phakathi kwamalungu omndeni aphezulu.
• Amathuba okuthi ingane iyidinge: Kodwa-ke, kuthiwa amathuba okuba ingane ibe nesifo esingelashwa ngamaseli ayo e-stem aphansi kakhulu. Okusho ukuthi, akuvamile kakhulu ukuthi igazi layo lisetshenziswe. Kwezinye izifo zofuzo, kungase kungenzeki ukusebenzisa amaseli e-stem omntwana, ngoba lawo maseli angase abe nesici esifanayo sofuzo.
• Ukubaluleka kokunikela ebhange lomphakathi: Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukunikela ngegazi lomntwana wakho ebhange legazi lomphakathi kungasiza ekusindiseni impilo yesinye isiguli esidinga usizo. Mhlawumbe lowo muntu ungumuntu ongakaze uhlangane naye, kodwa akusona yini isipho esihle leso? Futhi, njengoba amasampula egazi anikelwe ngale ndlela nawo asetshenziselwa ucwaningo, kungasiza futhi ekutholeni izindlela zokwelapha ezinye izifo esikhathini esizayo.

Kunezinye izindawo ezingakusiza ukuthi wenze isinqumo ngalokhu. Isibonelo, ungasesha izinhlangano ezinjengalezi ku-inthanethi:

• Uhlelo Lukazwelonke Lwabanikeli Be-Marrow (Yiba Ngumlingisi)
• I-American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Londoloza i-Cord Foundation

Kunolwazi oluningi ngalokhu kumawebhusayithi ezikhungo ezinjalo. Kodwa-ke, eSri Lanka, kungcono ukucela udokotela wakho ukuthi athole ukuthi lezi zikhungo zitholakala kuphi.

Kuthiwani uma unquma ukunikela?

Odokotela nabacwaningi abaningi basekela ukuqoqwa nokugcinwa kwegazi lentambo, ikakhulukazi ukuze kunikelwe emabhange omphakathi. Yiqiniso, iningi lethu lingase lingabi naso isithakazelo esikhulu kula maseli okuqala okwamanje. Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo luyaqhubeka nokuqhutshwa ukuze kubonwe ukuthi angasetshenziswa yini ukwelapha izifo ezahlukahlukene. Kunethemba elikhulu ngekusasa. Cabanga nje, noma singazi namuhla, eminyakeni embalwa ezayo sizothola izifo eziningi ezingelapheka ngala maseli okuqala.

Ngakho-ke, uma unesifiso sokunikela ngegazi lentambo yengane yakho, khuluma nodokotela wakho, isibhedlela lapho uzobelethela khona, noma isikhungo sokubeletha ngokushesha. Into engcono kakhulu ongayenza ukucwaninga ngalokhu ekuqaleni kokukhulelwa kwakho, noma mhlawumbe ngaphambi kwesonto lama-28 lokukhulelwa, ukuze uqonde imininingwane, bese uqala ukuthatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo. Ngemuva kwalokho ungenza konke ngaphandle kokwesaba. Kungase kuhilele ukugcwalisa amaphepha adingekayo nokwenza izivivinyo ezithile.

Ngakho-ke, ake sibheke ezinye zezinto okudingeka sizikhumbule kulokho esikhulume ngakho.

Kalula nje, igazi lentambo liyinsiza ebaluleke kakhulu. Amaseli okuqala eliwaqukethe angasiza ekusindiseni izimpilo.

• Yenza isinqumo esinolwazi: Ukuthi lokhu ukugcine kuyimfihlo noma ukunikelela ibhange lomphakathi kuyisinqumo sakho. Kodwa ngaphambi kokwenza leso sinqumo, yenza ucwaningo lwakho, khuluma nodokotela, bese ucabangela zonke izinketho.
• Amabhange Azimele: Izindleko ziphezulu, kodwa uma othile emndenini enesifo esikhethekile, ungasicabangela.
• Amabhange Omphakathi: Unganikela mahhala (ngokuvamile). Lokhu kungasindisa impilo yomuntu ongamazi. Lesi isenzo esihle somusa kanye nenkonzo emphakathini.
• Hlela kusenesikhathi: Uma unesithakazelo kulokhu, cwaninga kusenesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakho bese wenza amalungiselelo adingekayo. Ungalindi kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina. Ufuna konke kube sekulungile ngesikhathi ingane yakho izalwa.
• Akuwona wonke umuntu onaleli thuba: Ezinye izibhedlela zingase zingabi nalesi sikhungo, noma akuwona wonke umuntu ongakwazi ukunikela ngegazi lentambo ngenxa yezizathu ezithile zezokwelapha. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukushayela ucingo kusenesikhathi ukuze uthole impendulo.

Lokhu kungaba yinkonzo enhle enganeni yakho, kanye nasemphakathini wonke. Ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukucabanga ngakho. Uma uneminye imibuzo mayelana nalokhu, ungesabi ukubuza udokotela wakho.

Igazi Lentambo, Amaseli Esiqu, Ukugcinwa Kwegazi Lentambo, Amaseli Esiqu, Ukukhulelwa, Ukubeletha, Amabhange Egazi