I would like to add my vote of concern and caution in midwives promoting cord blood collection and storage. We have no reliable evidence as to the value of this practice. I would like to see a discussion paper prepared by a collaborative group and current evidence presented clearly so that informed decisions can be made. Thanks for the references that have been given. I have been busy with births, so this response must be brief. Joy Johnston
-----Original Message----- From: Mary Murphy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 10:25 PM To: Andrea Quanchi; midwifery mailing list Subject: Re: umbil cord bld merchandising. << File: ATT00006.htm >> Re: umbil cord bld merchandising. If midwives feel the sqme way as Andrea and me, then we should all be emailing/writing to the ACMI and telling them so. I don't believe it is sufficient just to vent on the List. MM mary you beat me to it but I feel the same way as you and was quite annoyed that this came through the ACMI. Yes we need to be able to inform parents who will ask about this due to its constant exposure in the media but i would like to see the ACMI produce an information sheet with the advantages of letting the baby have as much of this precious stuff as it can at birth and maybe as you say the likelihood of needing it later would decrease. Has anyone researched that. Alana (ACMI) what was the incentive for ACMI to send this out for cryosite. I hope it was financial compensation and if so I think members should be told this with the mail out. Andrea Quanchi -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
