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 throughout 2022.

The sessions are available on line 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.

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.

Jo Kingston, head of sales at Biovault Family, said: “We are all so passionate about making baby safety accessible to all, and wanted to support a programme that gave provision for this in a fun way. The Baby Academy is run by a brilliant team of experts who share their knowledge on all sorts of topics around baby safety and we’re proud to be supporting this initiative. The workshops are completely free of charge to all parents across the UK.”

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 new born 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 and cord tissue stem cells will soon become a core part of regenerative medicine. These stem cells are currently being used in around 7,000 clinical trials looking at 100s of incurable diseases, such as cerebral palsy, autism, and diabetes.

In the future, they could be used to repair your baby’s damaged tissue or regenerate old organs – who knows what else they could be used for in the future.” My Baby Academy provides a number of courses led by a team of health professionals and delivers online in real-time on an interactive platform. To book a free place on the next workshop head to https://mybabyacademy.co.uk/free-baby-safety-workshop/

To discover more about the incredible healing power of baby’s umbilical cord blood visit www.biovaultfamily.com and search Biovault Family to follow on Social Media.