title: An analysis of decision making in cord blood donation through a participatory approach.
abstract: We analysed knowledge, comprehension, opinions, attitudes and choices related to cord blood donation in seven heterogeneous focus groups including pregnant women, future parents, cord blood donors, midwives and obstetricians/gynaecologists. Comparative evaluations focused on attitudes before versus after delivery and preferences of public versus private banking. The study outlined large support to altruistic cord blood donation and need for better health professionals education in this field. Collected information was presented in a public conference and used to develop an informative brochure which was tested for readability and clearliness in four workshops and finally distributed to 26 regional delivery suites.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Medicina Trasfusionale, Terapia Cellulare e Criobiologia, Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy. msalvaterra@bp.lnf.it
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salvaterra
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casati
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bottardi
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brizzolara
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calistri
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cofano
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Folliero
authors.forename: Faustina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lalatta
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maffioletti
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rebulla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001771:Blood Banks; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008880:Midwifery; D010358:Patient Participation; D011247:Pregnancy