Maternal Satisfaction Regarding Nursing care during labor
Keywords:
satisfaction, nursing care, laborAbstract
Background: Women satisfaction with nursing care during labor can be measured by how well the health care provider and/or meets the client's intended expectations, goals, and/or preferences. It displays the advantages and disadvantages of the healthcare team's care and evaluating the health care team's performance. In order to improve health care services, women satisfaction with care should be surveyed
Objectives: This study aimed to assess maternal satisfaction regarding nursing care during labor of postnatal women, to determine differences between maternal satisfaction and socio-demographic variables, and determine the relationship between maternal satisfaction and obstetric history of postnatal women regarding nursing care during labor.
Methods and Material: A descriptive study was conducted in Bent Al Huda and Al-Haboubi Teaching Hospitals in Al-Nasiriya city from (15th January 2024 to 20th February 2025).
Statistical analysis used: The questionnaire is used as a means of data collection. The tabulation of collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical approaches. Microsoft Excel (2016) and Statistical Package Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0.
Results: The average age of women was 20-24 years, (21%) of mothers have Educationally, (47.9%) were first-time mothers, (25.7%) had gravida between four or more pregnancies and (81.3%) had never experienced an abortion and (81.9%) chose to attend private clinics for their prenatal visits. Most (53.3%) of mothers had moderate satisfaction of nursing care during labor.
Conclusions: The overall assessment of mothers' satisfaction regarding nursing care during labor was moderate, with no significant correlations are observed between overall satisfaction and socio-demographics, and significant correlations between mother's satisfaction and obstetric history. Recommend that Ministry of Health should be trained midwives to understand and respect interact with women in labor and foster interpersonal, communication, and listening skills to assess the health-care system. Informed decision-making should be supported.
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