IMPACT OF AN EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM UPON NURSEMIDWIVES PRACTICES CONCERNING PREPARATION OF WOMEN FOR LABOR

Abdel-Razak Jaber, Eman; M. Ali, Rabea

	IMPACT OF AN EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM UPON NURSEMIDWIVES PRACTICES CONCERNING PREPARATION OF WOMEN FOR LABOR
AL-TAQANI
Article 1, Volume 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 0-0
Authors
Eman Abdel-Razak Jaber; Rabea M. Ali
Abstract
The aim of this study is to identify the impact of training program application on nurse- midwife practice concerning preparation of women to the labor . A quasi-experimental design conducted on non-probability (purposive) sample of (52) nurse- midwives was selected during period from 3th August to 10th November 2011.. The study is conducted in four hospitals of Ministry of Health (Baghdad health directorate in Al-Karhk and Al-Risafa) sector. The questionnaire form was designed and contained (3) parts which included demographic data, knowledge concerning practice during mother preparation for labor, practice checklist. Content validity and reliability of the questionnaire determined through a panel of experts, a pilot study, descriptive and inferential statistics are used to analyze the data. Results of the study showed that the highest percentage (44.2%) were in age group of 30-39 years, midwifery school graduate , and 42.3% of them had 1-10 years of work experience in midwifery .There were low and moderate means in most items related to the knowledge and practices of nurse-midwives regarding prepare the women to labor in pretest and assessed as (partial) ,while there were high mean scores in all items, and assessed Pass in posttest after the implementation of the instructional program with high statistical significant .

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