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Umbilical Cord Blood Donation and Private Banking On this page: Overview … recommend banking cord blood on the slight chance that your baby will need stem cells someday. If your baby were to …
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Pregnancy: Should I Bank My Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood? … a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this information … have contacted a cord blood bank and are going to have our newborn's cord blood saved and, hopefully, used to save our …
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Pregnancy and parenting resources Last updated September 19, 2024 Overview … Toddler's First Steps: A best chance guide to parenting your 6-to-36 month old child Child Health Passport Getting … Farsi  |  French  |  Punjabi  |  Spanish  |  Tagalog Birth Preparing to Give Birth  English  |  Arabic  |  Chinese  |  …
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… Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy On this page: Overview Related … diabetes and are planning to become pregnant, meet with your doctor. Things to discuss include: Your A1c goal, your … products you take. Your cholesterol, thyroid, eyes, and blood pressure, to see if you need treatment changes. …
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Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy On this page: Overview … Overview Even before you get pregnant, you can help make your pregnancy as healthy as possible. Take these steps: See a …
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… Donating Blood On this page: Overview Who Can Donate How to Prepare … Information Overview Blood donation means giving some of your blood so that it can be used to help someone else. … tests. Quality assurance. Blood centres must keep careful records of all donated blood. If there is a problem, the blood
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Umbilical Cord Care On this page: Overview Related … cord is cut at birth, a stump of tissue remains attached to your baby's belly button (navel). The stump gradually dries … by a doctor. Growth and Development, Newborn Umbilical Hernia in Children Adaptation …
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Pregnancy: Blood Clots On this page: Overview Overview A blood clot is … pulmonary embolism. There's a higher risk for clots during pregnancy and after delivery. That's because of changes in … worse when you cough or take a deep breath. Diagnosis Your doctor will do a physical examination and ask questions …
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Pregnancy On this page: Health Tools Prenatal … and delivery. If you aren't pregnant yet, see the topic Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy . For more information on … and to help you have less stress. Handling pregnancy and parenting can be a challenge. Rest whenever you can. Prepare …
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… Planning your pregnancy Last updated January 28, 2025 Overview Information to support you with family planning. Your health when planning to become pregnant Advice on how … what to avoid to ensure you’re healthy when planning your pregnancy. Adoption Resources if you are thinking about …