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What Are Midwives and What Do They Do?
Giving birth is not something that we do alone. While some women may choose a more hands off birth approach, having midwife advice throughout your pregnancy and birth journey is important.
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Cord Blood vs Cord Tissue: What’s the difference and what’s the right choice for you?
Everything you need to know about the stem cells found in cord blood and cord tissue.
World Cord Blood Day 2025
Smart Cells joins World Cord Blood Day to highlight the life-saving potential of umbilical cord blood stem cells and explain how families can preserve them for the future.
RCOG World Congress 2025
Smart Cells was proud to exhibit at the RCOG World Congress 2025 at ExCeL London, where we met obstetricians, gynaecologists and midwives from around the world to discuss best practice in cord blood and tissue banking and how we can better support clinical teams and families.
Groundbreaking Study Reveals Long-Term Effects of Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy
We are thrilled to share an exciting development in the field of cell therapy for cerebral palsy (CP)! A recent study, reported in Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation's 2025 newsletter, marks the first-ever comparative analysis of the long-term effects of different cell therapies in children with CP.
The Cost of Having a Baby in the UK in 2025
Bringing a new life into the world is absolutely priceless, and not something that many want to put a value on as it means so much more to them than that. Everyone says that you don’t need much for a baby, however, our research shows that baby expenses in the first year do not come cheap unfortunately.
Labour and Birth Interventions
As you near the end of your pregnancy, everything is starting to feel very real and exciting! With just the labour and delivery to go through before you meet your little one, there are a few things you need to know about this time.
Tests and Screening During Pregnancy in the UK
“What to expect when you’re expecting” is a phrase that doesn’t just refer to the growing bump, influx of hormones and other symptoms, but to everything else that comes along with it, including the midwife appointments and tests and screenings.
Cord Blood Banking with IVF
For families navigating the path of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the journey to parenthood can be both exciting and complex.