1Comunity Health Nursing Department, College Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq
Globally, there is an estimated of (287, 000) maternal deaths. This means, every day, about 830 women decease from preventable causes linked to pregnancy and childbirth. One woman dies every two minutes. About 99% of maternal deaths happen in developing countries, while above half of these deaths were preventable. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries, where most pregnancy-related deaths are connected with hemorrhage. It aimed to assess midwives knowledge regarding management and prevention of PPH. A descriptive study was found to be effective for the present study. In this study the target population was consisted of all midwives working in delivery room in hospital of a Holy Karbala and Hilla city. The sampling technique use in this study was (nonprobability) purposive method of sampling; sample were consist of 60 midwives working in delivery room in Karbala and Hilla hospitals. There were 30 items regarding knowledge of management and prevention of PPH. The data analyzed through the use of the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis procedures. Our study reveal that (50%) of midwives had adequate knowledge, (45%) had a moderate knowledge and only 3(5%) midwives had inadequate knowledge.
Postpartum hemorrhage, Midwives, knowledge toward management prevention of PPH
