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There are so many new things to learn and discover during pregnancy, including an almost entirely new dictionary of terms and acronyms just to do with pregnancy, labour and birth! Today we’re explaining the most common pregnancy and parenthood acronyms that you might need to know.

Today marks the beginning of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, an awareness event that we strongly believe deserves more attention.

If you’re expecting a new arrival, you might have come across the concept of storing your little one’s umbilical cord blood stem cells at birth. This concept might seem a little strange if you’ve never heard about it before, so we thought we’d answer a few of the questions you might have about the whats and whys of storing your baby’s stem cells.

Mixed-race children and ethnic minorities have a lower chance of finding a matching donor from a public cord blood bank. We're exploring how private cord blood banking can provide a potential solution for families who need one.

Here are a few tips on how to prepare your little one for a new sibling!

Our Scientific Director, Dr Ann Smith was pleased to attend the 2024 Advanced Therapies Congress at the London ExCeL recently.  With over 2000 attendees, and 250 global expert speakers, this event underscores the increasing importance of cellular therapies as a significant component of 21st century medicine. The congress explored the current state of stem cell therapies and focussed on cutting-edge research and new clinical applications. Dr Smith has highlighted the key topics that tapped into recent advances in cord blood stem cell research and treatments.