Ukulindela abazali kubhekene nezinqumo eziningi ezibalulekile ngaphambi kokuba umntwana azalwe. Lezi zihlanganisa izinto eziyisisekelo, njengezinto okumele zisho umntwana, ukuthi isazi sesidakamizwa sokuya, ukuncelisa nokulondla ukufomula , nokunye nokuningi, kufanele bacabangele ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi banake noma bangabheki igazi lomntanakhe .
Kusukela ezikhangisweni kumagazini omzali, ukuthunyelwa okuqondile, kanye namaflaya esikhungweni sabo sezinkinga zezithimba, kulindeleke ukuthi abazali baxoxwe ngokuphindaphindiwe ngokuthi 'ithuba labo lokuphila kwangaphambili' lokulondoloza igazi lomntanakho ukuze lisebenzise kamuva ukuze balondoloze impilo yakhe.
Njengoba kungalimazi ukuthatha igazi lomntanami wegazi futhi empeleni lizolahlwa, ngeke ucabange ukuthi kuzoba nenkinga enkulu ngekhanda legazi lezintambo. Ngumuphi umzali ongeke afune ukwenza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi umntwana wabo ukhulela ukuze abe nempilo?
Kodwa le nkinga ayikho ngekhanda legazi lezintambo, okumele wonke umzali angase azame ukukwenza. Udaba lukhulu mayelana negazi lasebhange endaweni yasebhange yezintambo zangasese ezenzelwe inzuzo ngokusetshenziswa komndeni. Ngenye indlela, abazali banganikela ngegazi lomthambo wezingane zabo ebhange lomphakathi mahhala.
I-Cord Blood Banking
Ama-cell stem cell stem angase asetshenziselwe ukuguqula izifo ezihlukahlukene zezingane ezibandakanya i-leukemia, isifo se-sickle cell, kanye nezifo zemetabolom. Iziguli ezidinga ukufakelwa kwegazi lezintambo zingamanje zizama ukuthola umdlalo nomntakwethu noma kumuntu ongathintana naye. Ukufakelwa kwe-autologous (self) kungenziwa futhi uma igciwane lesigungu segazi lomntwana ligcinwe ebhange elingasese lezintambo zegazi, nakuba ungenakukwenza lokho ngezimo ezinjenge-leukemia ngenxa yesifo se-leukemia esiswini lwegazi futhi.
Izizathu Zokukwenza
Abazali abenza ibhange legazi lomntanakhe ngasese bavame ukuthola izindleko ezamukelekayo futhi bazizwe ukuthi 'uhlobo lomshwalense' nokuthi 'ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhle' uma kwenzeka ingane yabo idinga.
I-Cord yebhange yezokusetshenziswa kwegazi ingaba nomqondo omuhle emindenini enezingane eziphethwe yi-leukemia, i-lymphoma, ezinye izifo zomdlavuza, isifo se-sickle cell, i-thalassemia noma ezinye izifo ezithathelwanayo, lapho zikwazi ukunikela nokugcina intambo yabantwana babo igazi mahhala esikhungweni sezingane ze-Oakland Research Institute eSouth African Programming Program.
Kungase kube nomqondo omuhle uma elinye ilungu lomndeni linesimo esingaphathwa ngokuguqulwa komnkantsha wamathambo.
Izizathu Zokuthi Ungenzi
Nakuba imali akufanele ibe yisici uma kuziwa ekulondolozeni impilo yengane, enye yezingxabano ezinkulu ezibhekene nokubheja kwegazi lezintambo zangasese ukuthi ibiza kakhulu imindeni eminingi. Ngaphandle kwezindleko ezinkulu zokuqala nezokubanjelwa kwebhange, kufanele ukhokhe imali yokugcina yonyaka. Imali yokuqala yonyaka ingabuka ku-$ 595 kuya ku-$ 1,835, kuye ngokuthi yiyiphi ibhange elingasese olikhethayo. Izimali zokugcina zonyaka zivame ukufika ku-$ 150.
Leyo-American Academy of Pediatrics igxila kakhulu ekuqhakambiseni ukukhishwa kwezintambo zangasese ngokuqondile ekubuyiselweni kwezihloko zebhange lezintambo zegazi, lapho kuthi khona "imindeni ingase ibe yingozi ekukhangiseni ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kwengane futhi ingabheka izilinganiso zabo zenzelwe iseluleko, akukho ukulinganisela okunembile okukhona okungenzeka ukuthi izingane zidinga amaseli abo agcinwe. Ububanzi bezinkathi ezitholakalayo zivela ku 1: 1000 kuya ku-1: 200,000. Ubufakazi bokuthi izingane zizodinga igazi legazi labo ukuze zisebenzise esikhathini esizayo futhi akukho bufakazi bokuphepha noma ukusebenza kwe-autologous cord blood transplantation ekwelapheni izifo eziphuthumayo. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, kunzima ukuncoma ukuthi abazali bagcine igazi lezintambo zezingane zabo ukuze basebenzise esikhathini esizayo. "
Futhi khumbula ukuthi i-AAP futhi, esitatimendeni senqubomgomo ka-2007 esiphakameni sezintambo zegazi esithi "I-Cord Blood Banking ye-Potential Transplantation," kusho ukuthi "ukugcinwa kwangasese kwetambo legazi ngokuthi" umshuwalense wezinto eziphilayo "kufanele kudangele."
Futhi, uma ingane yakho ithola esinye sezimo ukuthi ukufakelwa kwentambo ye-umbilical ukuguqulwa noma ukwelashwa uma ungagcini igazi lomntanakho, lokho akusho ukuthi akukho zindlela zokwelashwa ezizotholakala kuye. Ngaphezu kokunye ukwelashwa kwendabuko kanye nokuguqulwa kwamathambo, ungase ukwazi ukuthola umdlalo wegazi wezintambo ebhange legazi lezintambo zomphakathi, okuvela kuyo okwamanje ukuguqula igazi kwezintambo eziningi okwamanje.
Ingabe Kufanele Uyenze?
Ngaphandle kwamabhange egazi elingenalo inzuzo kanye namabhange egazi lomsindo we-intanethi, njenge-Viacord neCord Registry Blood, abazali baqhubeka bekhetha izinketho eziningi zokunikela ngegazi lezintambo zabo noma uma badinga ukwedluliswa kwegazi lezintambo kamuva. Umthetho we-Cord Blood Stem Act ka-2005 uzosebenza ukudala iNational Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network ukulungiselela, ukugcina nokusabalalisa amangqamuzana egazi wezintambo zegazi zomzimba ukuze ukwelashwa iziguli kanye nokusekelwa ucwaningo olubukeziwe ngabangani basebenzisa lawo maseli. ' Umthetho we-Cord Blood Stem Act ka-2005 usungulwe kokubili eNdlu naseSenate, nakuba kungakafiki. Noma kunjalo, imali isivele isethelwe eceleni ukuxhaswa umbiko we-Institute of Medicine mayelana nendlela engcono kakhulu yokuqalisa inethiwekhi kazwelonke, ngakho-ke ithemba lokuthi lizobekwa ngokushesha ngokushesha lapho umthetho udlula.
Amabhange egazi omphakathi noma angasetshenziswa mahhala asevele ekhona njengengxenye yohlelo lukazwelonke lweMarrow Donor Program (NMDP) Network emadolobheni amakhulu angu-12 uma unesithakazelo sokunikela igazi lomntanakho wegazi lomzimba ukuze litholakale kunoma iyiphi ingane edinga ukufakelwa. I-AAP ikhuthaza abazali ukuba banikele ngegazi lomthambo wengane yabo ebhange legazi lezintambo zomphakathi.
Futhi-ke, uma ucabanga ukuthi izindleko zamukelekile futhi uzoduduzeka noma uqinisekiswe uma ngabe igazi lomntanakho likhona uma kudingekile, khona-ke ungakhetha njalo ukuhamba nebhange legazi lezintambo zangasese.