Investigating professional behavior in midwives during the covid-19 pandemic

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مهرناز گرانمایه ¹ , Akram Tabasi ² , Farahnaz Azizi ³ , Zohreh Momeni Movahhed ⁴

1 - دکترای آموزش پزشگی، استادیار گروه مامایی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران، تهران، ایران
2 - Master's degree in midwifery. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran [e-mail]
3 - Islamic Azad University, Astara branch, Astara,Gilan, Iran [e-mail] Tell: 09113816613
4 - Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran [e-mail]

Received: 2023-12-11 Accepted : 2024-01-28 Published : 2024-05-12

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic, Midwife, Midwifery care, Professional Behavior,

Abstract :

Abstract: Introduction: Covid-19 disease has led to high workload and challenges to moral values in midwives. This study aimed investigating professional behavior in midwives, who work in the comprehensive urban health centers and hospitals under the auspices of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, during the pandemic of covid-19. Research Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 400 midwives working in comprehensive urban health centers and hospitals under the auspices of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The samples were entered into the study by a multi-stage method with proportional allocation. Data collection tools were a self-report questionnaire including two sections of demographic information and a professional midwifery behavior questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS/25 using descriptive statistics and inferential. Results: According to the results, the rate of professional behavior in midwives working in comprehensive urban health centers and hospitals was 85.50%. The rate of professional behavior in each dimension was: dignity-based behavior dimension (86.81%), evidence-based performance dimension (83.39%), professional ethics dimension (87.88%), dimension Effective communication (81.23%), professional commitment dimension (87.51%). There was no difference between the professional behavior of hospital midwives and comprehensive urban centers midwives during the pandemic of covid-19 (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Despite the high professional behavior of midwives as an active group of health and treatment staff in the covid-19 pandemic, some aspects of professional behavior, such as effective communication, have changed during Covid 19 Pandemic. So, there is a need to empower midwives in this area.

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