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'Someone else's blood': directed blood donation for neonatal transfusion and parental perceptions of risk

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  • Rachel Barrett
  • Nancy Heddle
  • Haresh Kirpalani
  • Ronald G. Moore
  • Emmy Arnold
  • Prakesh S. Shah
  • Anthony Staines

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In Canada, parents can give blood exclusively for their child's transfusion, a process known as directed donation. This qualitative study aimed to understand parents' perceptions in seeking to provide blood for their newborn. Ten parents whose preterm children were cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of one Canadian hospital were interviewed. The beliefs and experiences of parents with regard to directed donation were analyzed with reference to their understanding of the risks and benefits of this form of transfusion. Interview data revealed that parents had little knowledge or understanding of the medical benefits and risks of directed donation and based their decision to seek this type of transfusion largely on emotional grounds. In addition, despite their preference for directed donation, most infants whose parents were interviewed in this study, for practical reasons could not be given this type of transfusion. This may have magnified risk perceptions of non-directed transfusions. Parents need to be better informed about the medical risks and benefits of directed donation and the actual likelihood that their child will be able to receive this type of transfusion.

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  • Rachel Barrett & Nancy Heddle & Haresh Kirpalani & Ronald G. Moore & Emmy Arnold & Prakesh S. Shah & Anthony Staines, 2011. "'Someone else's blood': directed blood donation for neonatal transfusion and parental perceptions of risk," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(7), pages 837-845, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:14:y:2011:i:7:p:837-845
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.571778
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    1. Piers Fleming & Ellen Townsend & Joost A. van Hilten & Alexa Spence & Eamonn Ferguson, 2012. "Expert relevance and the use of context-driven heuristic processes in risk perception," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(7), pages 857-873, August.

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