Authors : Fariba Mahdavi Yalghouzaghaj, Fateme Nahidi, Mohammad Heidarzadeh and Atefeh Talebi
Abstract: Given the importance of the breast crawl process in the development of mother-infant interaction and infant’s survival, this study aimed to examine the effect of educating the employed midwives about the breast crawl process on their practice. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 59 midwives working in delivery rooms of selected hospitals (through convenience sampling) affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2013-2014. A questionnaire and an observation checklist were used to collect data. At first, knowledge, attitude and practice of the subjects were examined using these tools. Then, a breast crawl workshop was held. Immediately and two months after education, knowledge and practice of the subjects were examined again. The results were analyzed through Wilcoxon and Friedman tests using SPSS-16. p<0.05 was considered as the significance level. The results showed that 98.3% of the midwives had poor and 1.7% had moderate practice before education. However, immediately after education, the rates reached 78 (poor), 20.3 (moderate) and 1.7% (good practice) and after 2 months, they reached 88.1, 10.2 and 1.7%, respectively. The results showed that educating midwives through workshops improves their knowledge and practice. Therefore, it is recommended that educational courses be held periodically and barriers to implementation of this process be removed.
Fariba Mahdavi Yalghouzaghaj, Fateme Nahidi, Mohammad Heidarzadeh and Atefeh Talebi, 2016. The Effect of Educating Breast Crawl on the Practice of the Employed Midwives. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 147-151.