Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Lecturer of Maternal Health Nursing and Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University. Egypt
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Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt
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Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Lecturer of Nursing administration, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt
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Assistant Professor of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Effective communication is at the core of recent international and national guidance for improving maternal outcomes. Aim: Evaluate the effect of a training program for maternity care providers on their labour language, communication skills & maternal outcomes Design: A quasi-experimental design. Setting: This study conducted at labour unit at Mit Ghamr Hospital, Mansoura governorate, Egypt. Sample: A convenience sample of (50) maternity care providers and (500) parturient women were recruited .Tools: A five tools including WHO. effective communication guideline‘s observational checklist, a structured interviewing questionnaire, Visual analog scale to assess birth pain, birth pain coping scale, birth satisfaction scale, birth experience tool were used. Results: The maternity care providers language & communications skills improved significantly after program implementation, and correlates significantly with maternal child birth satisfaction, and positive experience ( P.0.000). Conclusion: A significant improvement of maternity care provider‘s language and communication skills after implementation of the program was correlated significantly with the maternal outcomes including childbirth pain, & its coping, maternal childbirth satisfaction, and affects positively on childbirth experience that indicating the program's efficacy. Recommendations: Establishment of ongoing training programs following the requirements for successful labor language and communication for all newly appointed maternity care professionals is crucial
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