Iranian midwives' attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The significant role of midwives in providing labor and delivery care underscores the necessity of the identification of attitudes and beliefs of these groups of maternity care providers toward physiological childbirth. The purpose of the current study was to describe midwives' attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth and identify its related factors.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out on 200 midwives working in the labor and delivery wards of selected hospitals in an urban area of Tehran, Iran, through the continuous sampling method from May to July 2018. The data were collected using a two-part demographic characteristic form and Midwives' Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire-Revised toward physiological childbirth. Data analysis was

SUBMITTER: Sadeghzadeh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6790054 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature