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Plymouth-based Biovault Family supports free baby safety workshops for all

Plymouth-based Biovault Family has announced a new partnership with The Baby Academy to provide free baby safety workshops.

The sessions are available online via My Baby Academy and provide parents with practical advice on topics such as allergic reactions in babies, baby rashes, teething, baby ear infections, and administering medicine correctly to your baby.

Accidents to children are a significant health issue, being a major cause of preventable death and serious injury across the UK. Every year more than 67,000 children experience an accident in the kitchen - 43,000 of these are aged between 0-4 years; 58,000 children have accidents on the stairs, all of which can be prevented when parents are provided with practical advice on such topics.

Biovault Family is the UK’s largest private human tissue bank which is licensed to handle all human tissue types including cord blood and tissue.

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Based in Plymouth’s International Medical and Technology Park beside its partners at Derriford Teaching Hospital, Biovault Family has led the way in human tissue processing and storage since 2004. It provides both tissue and cellular processing and storage to the NHS and to strategic private partners around the world.

It also has an umbilical cord blood and tissue banking service, a process in which cord blood — a rich source of stem cells — is taken from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby after delivery and stored for future use, either for personal use or by a close member of the family.

Jo explained: “A baby’s umbilical cord is possibly the richest available source of stem cells they will ever have. With cord blood banking, you can collect these powerful cells from the umbilical cord and tissue and store them for use in stem cell therapies.

“It’s believed that cord blood stem cells are one of the cornerstones of regenerative medicine and these stem cells are currently being used in thousands of clinical trials for many incurable diseases, such as cerebral palsy, autism and diabetes, which in the future, they could be used to repair your baby’s damaged tissue, regenerate old organs or even replace body parts.”

My Baby Academy provides several courses led by a team of health professionals and delivered online in real-time on an interactive platform. You can book your free place. You can find out more about cord blood banking.

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Free Baby Safety Workshops

This 90-minute online workshop is ideal for both existing and expectant parents. Feedback from new parents is that their number one fear is not knowing what to do in the case of an emergency. In this workshop, you will learn about common baby safety issues. We aim to equip you (and your partner who should join too!) with up-to-date skills, confidence, and peace of mind.

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