Effectiveness of Placental Stage of Labor Care Protocol on Performance of Maternity Nurses

Abstract

Background:The placental stage of labor occurs between the completion of the newborn's delivery and the completion of the placenta's delivery. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of placental stage of labor care protocol on performance of maternity nurses in Port Said city. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting: The current study was performed in the labor and delivery departments of two hospitals in Port Said: Obstetrics and Gynecological Specialized Hospital and Alhayaa Hospital. Subjects: A total of 48 nurses were selected convenience for the intervention part of this study. Tools: Structured Self -administered questionnaire and an observational checklist were used to collect data. Results: In the pre-test, more than two thirds of the studied nurses had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge and practices regarding caring of women during the placental stage of labor, but in the post-test and follow-up tests, the highest percentage of the nurses had a satisfactory level of knowledge and practices. Also, there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' knowledge and practice about caring of women during placental stage of labor at pre-post and follow-up of developed nursing protocol implementation. Conclusion: The placental stage of labor care protocol had a highly statistically significant positive impact on the studied maternity nurses' performance regarding caring of women during the placental stage of labor. Recommendations: Availability of the developed care protocol and creating a standardized guideline for different services to follow in order to sustain and provide high-quality health care for women during the third stage of labor.