Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, PRC.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011 Sep;90(9):1005-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01201.x. Epub 2011 Jun 27.
To assess the knowledge on commercial cord blood banking (CCBB) among pregnant women.
Cross-sectional survey. Setting. Antenatal clinics of two major public maternity units in Hong Kong.
Pregnant women.
Self-administered questionnaire.
The survey explored knowledge about the use of self-stored umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells and attitude towards CCBB.
Of the 2,000 women recruited, 1 866 (93.3%) completed the questionnaire. The majority (78.2%) had no idea that there was the chance of using self-stored stem cells. Moreover, most of the respondents were unclear about which diseases other than leukemia are amenable to treatment with UCB stem cells in general. Only 20.3% of women knew that stem cells are available from the Red Cross in case their children need hematopoietic cell transplantation.
The results of this study revealed inadequate knowledge on UCB stem cell banking and its applications among most of our pregnant women. The government and clinicians should combine efforts to provide accurate information on utilization of UCB stem cells during antenatal care.
评估孕妇对商业脐带血库（CCBB）的认知。
横断面调查。
香港两家主要公立医院的产前诊所。
孕妇。
自填式问卷。
调查探讨了对自存脐带血（UCB）干细胞用途的了解以及对 CCBB 的态度。
在招募的 2000 名女性中，有 1866 名（93.3%）完成了问卷。大多数（78.2%）不知道有使用自存干细胞的机会。此外，大多数受访者不清楚除白血病以外的哪些疾病可以通过 UCB 干细胞治疗。只有 20.3%的女性知道，如果孩子需要造血细胞移植，可以从红十字会获得干细胞。
这项研究的结果表明，大多数孕妇对 UCB 干细胞库及其应用的认识不足。政府和临床医生应共同努力，在产前保健期间提供有关 UCB 干细胞利用的准确信息。
