Postnatal Mothers' Satisfaction Regarding Informational Nursing Care during Labor

Abstract

Objective: To assess satisfaction of postnatal mother regarding informational nursing care during labor and to determine the relationship between satisfaction on informational nursing care and reproductive history. 

Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study 
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Bent Al Huda and Al-Haboubi Teaching Hospitals in delivery room at Al-Nasiriya city from 14th July 2024 to 1st October 2024. 

Methods: A non-probability sampling method was used. The study included 315 postnatal mothers in recovery room of obstetrics units. The socio-demographic data about the women and includes age, level of education, income reproductive history, including gravida, parity, abortion were recorded. The postnatal mother’s satisfaction information regarding nursing care during labor was also noted. Three Likert scale levels (not satisfied, partially satisfied, satisfied) for assessing mothers’ satisfaction were noted. The data was entered and analyzed through  SPSS-26. 

Results: The average age of mother was 20-24 years, (21%) of mothers have educationally, (47.9%) were first-time mothers, (25.7%) had gravida between four or more pregnancies and (81.3%) had never experienced an abortion and (81.9%), (56.2%) of mothers had moderate satisfaction on informational nursing care during labor. 

Conclusion: The overall assessment of postnatal mothers' satisfaction with informational of nursing care was moderate, Significant relationship between mother’s satisfaction on informational nursing care and reproductive history.