Umbilical cord blood collection increases the life expectancy of end-stage or
chronically ill patients. The knowledge and attitude of health professionals are
essential to the success of this attempt. This inquiry aimed to evaluate the
effect of applying a structured teaching program on knowledge and attitude
concerning umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers among maternity
nurses. A quasi-experimental research design was used. It was carried out in
Obstetrics and Gynaecological departments (antenatal, postnatal, and
operating room) at Banha University Hospital. Based on a convenient
sampling method, 89 maternity nurses at Banha University Hospital were
chosen. To gather the data, two instruments were utilized: a) An organized
interview questionnaire sheet, including two sections of socio-demographic
features of maternity nurses and knowledge of maternity nurses concerning
umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers; b) a modified Likert scale to
assess the nurses' attitudes regarding umbilical cord blood collection and its
barriers. The results showed that a minority of the nurses (11.2%) had good
knowledge about umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers preintervention, which increased to (86.5%) post-intervention; however, only
one-fifth of nurses (20.0 %) had a positive attitude of umbilical cord blood
collection and its barriers pre-intervention which increased to (89.9%) postintervention. Additionally, a highly direct correlation between total
knowledge and total attitude score pre-and post-intervention was noticed.
Structured teaching program regarding umbilical cord blood collection
significantly improved nurses' knowledge and attitude regarding umbilical
cord blood collection and its barriers. As a recommendation, appropriately
designed in-service training programs concerning umbilical cord blood
banking and its barriers must be founded to improve nurses' knowledge and
attitude to suit newly developed concepts in care.