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September 10, 2025Open Access

The Role of Narrative Medicine and Lean Management in Umbilical Cord Blood Donation: A Story of Success

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DDDavide DealbertiAzienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo DBDavid BosoniUniversity of Pavia VGValentina GhirottoUniversity of Pavia

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Observational study increased donation rates and patient satisfaction in umbilical cord blood donation, suggesting effective integration of narrative medicine and lean management.

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Donation rates rose significantly from 0% to 30.8% following the interventions, showing a drastic improvement.
Adherence rates approached 40%, greatly surpassing the national average of approximately 3% for UCB donations.
Empathetic communication through narrative medicine enhanced patient trust, while lean management improved organizational efficiency.
These promising results indicate that the interventions could be successfully adopted by other hospitals to improve maternal care quality.

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Dealberti et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c193de9b7b07f3a06178bb https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.0451.v1

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Observational study increased donation rates and patient satisfaction in umbilical cord blood donation, suggesting effective integration of narrative medicine and lean management.

The Role of Narrative Medicine and Lean Management in Umbilical Cord Blood Donation: A Story of Success

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