Effectiveness of Education Program on Nurse-Midwife's Performance Regarding Immediate Newborn Care in Delivery Rooms at Maternity Hospitals in Baghdad City/Iraq
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Abstract
Background: Immediate newborn care is the care given to newborns in the transitional period (immediately after birth) which crucial to their survival. Nurses- midwives require adequate knowledge and skills to provide immediate newborn care. The study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of an educational program on nurses- midwives' performance regarding immediate newborn care in delivery room among study sample.
Methods: Quasi-experimental study was conducted from 1st October 2019 to 20th January 2021 at three maternity teaching hospitals in Baghdad city/Al-Russafa Health Directorate: Al-Elwiya Maternity Teaching hospital, Fatema Al- Zahra Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, Al- Za'faraniyah General Hospital. Non-probability (Convenient sample) used to collect the data from (40) participant (nurse-midwife) that considered as study sample. Conclusions: The results of study indicated that nurses– midwives' performance assessment before the implementation of educational program was unacceptable related to immediate newborn care in delivery room for study sample. There were high significant differences in participants’ performance at pretest and posttest before and after the implementation of an educational program for study sample. Socio- demographic and professional variable were no significant effect on their performance. The study findings showed that program had been an effective method of improving the nurses- midwives’ performance regarding immediate newborn care in delivery room.