Effectiveness of an education program concerning cardiotocography on nurses-midwives practice in maternity hospitals at Baghdad city

الملخص EN

The impact of training of health professionals on performance used CTG and interpretation is still incompletely understood.

Several studies describing different educational strategies and training programmers have been published, together with an evaluation of their effect on learning objectives and on clinical outcomes .A recent systematic review of these studies suggests that training results in increased knowledge and interpretive skills, higher inter-observer agreement, better management options, and improved quality of care Objectives: To identify the effectiveness program on nurse- midwife practice concerning performed cardiotocography to pregnant women and to find out the relationship between nurse- midwife practice and certain studied variables.

Methodology: A quasi-experimental design (pretest-post test approach) was conducted at three sector Al-Russafa directorate, AL- Karckh directorate and Medical City Directorate from the period of March, 26th 2014 to August, 30th 2015.

A non-probability sample consisted of (130) nurse -midwives were selected and divided into two groups (65) nurses-midwives (case group) who exposed to the educational program and (65 ) nurses-midwives who didn't expose to the program considered as control group .

Data were collected through the use of questionnaire and checklist concerning practice for cardiotocography Result: in general the results show a statistical significant improvement of nurses-midwives practices concerning cardiotocograhy.

Recommendation: The study was recommended that print and distribute guide booklets and improve their practice and provide an opportunity for nurses-midwives to be enrolled training sessions concerning cardiotocography.