TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NURSING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP ON “TRANSFORMING MATERNALAND NEWBORN HEALTH BY INTEGRATING MIDWIFE LED CARE UNITS INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM.”

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an educational workshop regarding respectful maternity care (RMC) and midwife led care units (MLCU) among Nurses. Thirty Nurses were selected for an educational workshop which was held in VMMC & Safdarjung hospital New Delhi. Quasi experimental design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of this workshop. Preworkshop and post-workshop knowledge regarding Respectful maternity care and midwife led care were assessed. Before the intervention, 40% of Nurses were having inadequate knowledge score, 46.67% of them having moderate knowledge and 13.33% of them having adequate knowledge. After the intervention, none of the Nurses are having inadequate knowledge score, 23.33% of them having moderate knowledge score and 76.67 % of them having adequate knowledge regarding RMC & MLCUs. The educational workshop was found to be effective to sensitize the Nurses regarding Respectful maternity care and midwife led care. The same type of workshops are to be replicated in other settings also.