Dr Rachel Reed
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Cord Blood Collection: confessions of a vampire-midwife
When I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed student midwife I was awarded with a certificate and a box of chocolates. My achievement was collecting the most cord blood in the hospital. At that time the Local Health District was trialling a … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, cord blood, information giving, law, placenta, stem cells
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