Journal article
Parents' knowledge, awareness and attitudes of cord blood donation and banking options: an integrative review
BMC pregnancy and childbirth, Vol.18, 395
2018
Abstract
Background: For over 25 years cord blood has been used as an alternative to bone marrow for therapeutic use in conditions of the blood, immune system and metabolic disorders. Parents can decide if they would like to privately store their infant's cord blood for later use if needed or to publicly donate it. Parents need to be aware of the options that exist for their infant's cord blood and have access to the relevant information to inform their choice. The aim of this paper is to identify parent's knowledge and awareness of cord blood donation, private banking options and stem cell use, and parent sources and preferred sources of this information. Methods: An integrative review was conducted using several electronic databases to identify papers on parents' knowledge, attitudes and attitudes towards umbilical cord blood donation and banking. The CASP tool was used to determine validity and quality of the studies included in the review. Results: The search of the international literature identified 25 papers which met review inclusion criteria. This integrative review identified parents' knowledge of cord banking and/or donation as low, with awareness of cord blood banking options greater than knowledge. Parents were found to have positive attitudes towards cord blood donation including awareness of the value of cord blood and its uses, with the option considered to be an ethical and altruistic choice. Knowledge on cord blood use were mixed; many studies' participants did not correctly identify uses. Information sources for parents on cord blood was found to be varied, fragmented and inconsistent. Health professionals were identified as the preferred source of information on cord blood banking for parents. Conclusions: This integrative review has identified that further research should focus on identifying information that expectant parents require to assist them to make informed choices around cord blood banking; and identifying barriers present for health professionals providing evidence based information on cord blood use and banking options.
Details
- Title
- Parents' knowledge, awareness and attitudes of cord blood donation and banking options: an integrative review
- Authors
- Lisa Peberdy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringJeanine Young (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringDeborah Massey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringLauren Kearney (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- BMC pregnancy and childbirth, Vol.18, 395; 21
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12884-018-2024-6
- ISSN
- 1471-2393
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Author(s). 2018 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450637702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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