Skier Chemmy Alcott stores umbilical cord blood after son's birth
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Olympic alpine skier Chemmy Alcott has opted to store blood from her umbilical cord and placenta following the birth of her first baby.
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Baby Magazine October 2019 by The Chelsea Magazine Company - Issuu
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I've broken 47 bones in my body being an Olympic skier but being a
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Chemmy Alcott breaks leg in crash in Lake Louise, Skiing
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Skier Chemmy Alcott says 19th place at Sochi was 'as good as gold
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I've broken 47 bones in my body being an Olympic skier but being a
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Chemmy Alcott in search of a Hollywood ending as she prepares for
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InTheSnow, Issue 64
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Dancing on Ice's Chemmy Alcott on surprising reason she's 'proud