E3 Journal of Medical Research

E3 Journal of Medical Research Vol. 3 (5) pp. 062-067, October 2014; © E3 Journals; ISSN 2276-9900

The study of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women concerning physiologic delivery at Fatemiyeh hospital Hamadan, Iran

Fereidoony Bita²^*, Masoumi Seyedeh Zahra¹, Esalatfar Khadige³, Roshanaei Ghodratollah⁴, Oliaei Seyedeh Reyhaneh⁵
¹Research Center for Child & Maternity Care (RCCMC), Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
²Midwife in social security organization Hamadan branch, Iran
³Midwife in social security organization Abadan branch, Iran
⁴Modeling of Noncommunicable diseases Research center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
⁵Dentistry Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
^*Corresponding Author E-mail: barshimah@yahoo.com
Accepted 25 August 2014

Abstract

Although medical and technological advances in maternity care have drastically reduced maternal and infant mortality, their using that not based on scientific indications has changed physiological delivery into a surgical and medical phenomenon. Nowadays fear of delivery pain is one of the indications for cesarean. The most important reason for cesarean section is low knowledge of the process of normal delivery and lack of organized clinical behavior regarding issues. In this descriptive and analytical study, knowledge and attitude of 385 pregnant women were evaluated. Three questionnaires (demographic, knowledge, attitude) were used as data gathering instruments. Validity and reliability of questionnaires were checked. The mean score of knowledge in pregnant women was very low. The results showed that 83.4% of sample had low knowledge about physiologic delivery. Attitude of the majority of patients (79.2%) toward physiological delivery was moderate. The results of the study showed that the level of knowledge of pregnant women about safe and physiological delivery was very low. Thus, planning for educating them is essential.

Keywords: Knowledge; Attitude; Physiologic delivery

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