Assessment of Women’s Knowledge about Cesarean Section at Maternity and Pediatric Hospital in AL-Samawa City

Abstract

Objectives:

1. Assessment women’s knowledge about caesarean section.


2. Determining women’s knowledge in relation to their demographic characteristics (age, level of education, and economic status).

Methodology: A descriptive design was conducted on Assessment Women’ Knowledge about Cesarean Section at Maternity and Pediatric Hospital in AL-Samawa City. This study started from 26^th of September 2020 up to 16^th March 2021. Sample of (100) married women  who were at reproductive age, pregnant (prime or multipara ) who were planned to have birth by elective cesarean section  or had previous elective caesarian section without medical indication or women who had cesarean section with medical indication or emergency.

Results: Results of the study shows lowest mean of score for most questions  were  poor significance and other questions shows moderate  mean of score for most questions in all domains.

Conclusions: The study concludes that women had a poor knowledge level about cesarean section in the Maternity and Pediatric Hospital.

Recommendations: The researcher recommends providing knowledge for pregnant women by nurses and midwives, during antenatal period regarding methods of delivery, its signs, characteristics, and complications.