Optimization of informed consent for umbilical cord blood banking
J Sugarman, J Kurtzberg, TL Box, RD Horner - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this project was to evaluate the informed consent process for
donation to a public umbilical cord blood bank. Study Design: Telephone interviews were
conducted with 170 women who had given consent to donate their newborn infants'
umbilical cord blood. Results: Of the 170 women who were contacted, 96.8% of the women
reported that all their questions had been answered. Nevertheless, approximately one third
of the respondents did not consider themselves to be in research, and almost one quarter of …
donation to a public umbilical cord blood bank. Study Design: Telephone interviews were
conducted with 170 women who had given consent to donate their newborn infants'
umbilical cord blood. Results: Of the 170 women who were contacted, 96.8% of the women
reported that all their questions had been answered. Nevertheless, approximately one third
of the respondents did not consider themselves to be in research, and almost one quarter of …
