Paper
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
This presentation is part of : Women's Health Issues Examined
Evaluation of a Nurse/Midwife Run Childbirth Education Program (CEP)
Yasmin Murad Mithani, RN, RM, BScN, School of Nursing, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan, Rozina Karmaliani, PhD, MScN, BScN, School of Nursing, Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan, Farida Datoo, Out Patient Nursing Services, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, and Zahra Saheen Premani, RN, BScN, Childcare center, Catco Kids, Inc, Karachi, Pakistan.
Learning Objective #1: Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the CEP, according to client satisfaction level.
Learning Objective #2: Assess the impact of nurse/midwife run CEP from the client's perspective in Pakistan.
This paper attempts to describe the ‘Childbirth Educational Program’ (CEP) and its outcomes for the expecting parents. The analysis of the outcomes of this practice-based study includes identifying strengths and weaknesses, analyzing client’s satisfaction level, and assessing the impact from client’s perspective. Since 1997 to date, this program has trained 560 mothers, 80% of them were between 25-35 years of age and 72% were primipara. The Childbirth Educational Program is held consecutively for four weeks at the Obs/Gyne clinic of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. The content of the program includes physiological changes during pregnancy, role of antenatal exercises, nutrition, breast-feeding, child-birthing, spousal role, baby care and a labour room tour. Some of the strengths identified by the participants were: exchange of useful and practical information; caring attitude of nurses and an effective use of various teaching-learning strategies. The areas of improvement were: involvement of spouse and mother-in-law in all sessions; information about operative deliveries and creating awareness about the existence of Childbirth Educational Program. Overall satisfaction level of mothers from Childbirth Educational Program was 82%. The participant’s perception on impact of this program was: motivation to do breast-feeding; helpful use of breathing exercises; spousal presence and support during child birthing and rearing; and caring approach of nurses.

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