Effectiveness of an Educational Program on mother’s Knowledge about Readiness for Discharge Care at Home for a Premature Baby in Intensive Care Unit at Teaching Hospitals in Medical City Complex.

Abstract

A quasi experimental study design carried out through the period of 2020-2021 to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program on mother’s knowledge toward discharge care plan. The study carried out in Welfare Teaching Hospital , Nursing Home Hospital and Baghdad Teaching Hospital in medical city complex in Baghdad city, Iraq, Thirty mothers in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were chosen by using of nonprobability sampling. The data were collected through two periods (pretest, and the posttest after the implementation of the educational program). The instrument reliable by using of equivalence reliability and valid by the panel of experts. The data analyzed by use of descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis. The study findings indicated that the mothers sample at age (23-29) years, graduated of secondary school, housewives, urban resident, they had cesarean section delivery, they had days as a period of stay in the NICU, they had moderate level of socioeconomic status. Mothers had low level of knowledge at pretest mean score is (1.256), at posttest mean score is (1.887) at high level of knowledge. The study concluded that the educational program has an effectiveness in improve the mother’s knowledge toward discharge care plan of preterm baby. The study recommended Training session for the nurses about discharge care plan and improves the knowledge and practice of mothers to care of their premature babies at home.