Radio host Ash Pollard reveals why she’s storing her newborn daughter’s umbilical cord blood and tissue ‘for future use’
She welcomed her first child, a daughter named Clementine, two weeks ago.
And this week, Ash Pollard has revealed why she is storing her baby’s umbilical cord blood and tissue.
The radio host, 34, shared a photo of herself on a hospital bed with a box on her lap from Cell Care Australia.
‘A worthwhile investment, just in case!’: Radio host Ash Pollard (pictured) revealed she is storing her newborn daughter’s umbilical cord blood and tissue ‘for future use’
She explained in the caption of her Instagram post: ‘We decided to store Clementine’s Cord blood and tissue with @cellcareaustralia for potential future use.
‘An amazing service and a worthwhile investment, juuuuust in case!’
According to Cell Care Australia, cord blood and tissue are rich in stem cells, which can only be collected at birth for potential future use.
Parents! Ash and her partner Pete Ferne (right) welcomed a baby girl on September 25
Those stem cells can be used for medical treatments and therapies now or in the future to treat various illnesses if the child, or adult, becomes sick.
Having cord blood and tissue stored can set people back $6,595 for up to 30 years of storage.
Ash and her partner Pete Ferne welcomed a baby girl on September 25.
She marked the special moment with a sweet Instagram post showing the tot laying on her chest under a blanket in a gorgeous black and white image.
‘She’s here!’ She marked the special moment with a sweet Instagram post showing the tot laying on her chest under a blanket in a gorgeous black and white image
The radio host wrote simply in the accompanying caption: ‘She’s here! #Obsessed’.
A few days later she revealed to Hit NSW Breakfast’s Gawndy and Maz, that they named their little one Clementine Abigail Ferne.
She also detailed her traumatic 48-hour labour and said: ‘I went in for a vaginal birth and I ended up having an emergency C-section. It was an absolute ordeal.’
‘I had to be induced, which means they technically induce your body to make you go into labour and then that wasn’t working,’ she added.
‘I had to be induced’: A few days later she revealed to Hit NSW Breakfast’s Gawndy and Maz, that they named their little one Clementine Abigail Ferne and detailed her traumatic 48-hour labour, which she called ‘an absolute ordeal’. Pictured is Ash prior to giving birth