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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the universal health insurance project regarding the quality of health care with antenatal care services. Materials and methods: A descriptive comparative study carried out at ten Primary Health Care (PCH) centers affiliated to Port-said and Damietta governorates. Multi-stage sampling probability technique used for selecting these centers, simple random sample of 460 women chosen. Data was collected through two tools; women's satisfaction questionnaire, and Support Tool for Improving Quality of Antenatal Care. Results: the study results revealed that 69.1% of women were unsatisfied with the antenatal care services and available resources provided by the traditional insurance. On the other hand, 79.1% of women receiving universal health insurance were satisfied with the services provided. Conclusion: level of satisfaction was higher among women using universal health insurance regarding the recent health care services, cleanness, arrangement of medical facilities, availability of resources and criteria of service. Keywords: Antenatal care, Satisfaction, Quality measures, Universal Health Insurance System.

Background:The procedure of collecting and storing umbilical cord blood in the days following a baby's birth is known as umbilical cord blood banking (UCB). It contains potent stem cells, as well as hematopoietic cells. Aim: To evaluate the effect of instructional guidelines on antenatal mothers' knowledge regarding umbilical cord stem cell banking. Subjects and methods: Design: To achieve the study's aim, a quasi-experimental research design was used.

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