China parents conceive baby to collect umbilical cord blood to save daughter with severe disorder

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In a remarkable story, a family in Guangdong, China, conceived a baby specifically to collect umbilical cord blood to save their daughter suffering from a severe blood disorder. This emotional narrative highlights the complexities of healthcare access and familial bonds amid medical crises.

A 15-year-old Chinese girl who has been suffering from a severe blood disorder most of her life is slowly recovering after receiving a transplant from her newborn brother. Xiaoyan from southern China’s Guangdong province is now only 140cm tall, and weighs just 25kg. She was diagnosed with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, at three months old. Her father, a construction worker, and her jobless mother did not arrange standard treatment for her except for regular blood transfusions. It was...