Abstract

The stem cells, derived from the cord blood are hematopoietic stem cells. These have immense potential in curing blood related disorders like blood cancers, thalassemia etc. These can be useful in treating tissue related disorders of heart, bone, spinal cord etc. Stem cells are characterized by the ability to renew through mitotic cell division and differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Stem Cells are the basic building blocks of the body and have the potential to replenish other cells and give rise to number of tissues which constitute different organs. To conduct the study, 60 antenatal mothers are selected the age range of subjects was 21 to 40 years. The need for the study arises after knowing those antenatal mothers were unaware and having inadequate knowledge regarding cord blood collection for stem cell therapy. The above facts created an interest to conduct a structured teaching programme to assess its effectiveness on knowledge and attitude of antenatal mother on cord blood collection for stem cell therapy. The pretest, the mean score of knowledge is 13.2 mean % is 50.7, & attitude is 31.58, mean % 63.16, the post test the mean score of knowledge is 18.1, mean % is 69.65. Attitude 38.05, mean % 76.1.

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