The Impact of Improving the Clinical Ethics of Delivery Agents on Childbirth Experiences of Primiparous Mothers in Ardabil City

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1 Students Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

3 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

Background: Clinical ethics of health care providers play an important role in shaping women’s childbirth experiences. This study aimed to examine the impact of improving delivery agents' clinical ethics on primiparous mothers' childbirth experiences.
Methods: This semi-experimental study involved 120 primiparous mothers at Alavi Hospital in Ardabil. The samples of the first and second groups were selected using convenience and purposeful methods, respectively. In the first phase, the childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ) was completed for 60 primiparous mothers (first group) enrolled before the delivery agents ethics training workshop. After 4 weeks of the workshop, the second 60 primiparous mothers entered the study. The collected data were analyzed using Spearman and Pearson correlation tests and t-tests (P < 0.05).
Findings: The mean score of childbirth experience among the first group was 45.7 ± 8, which increased to 37.6 ± 6.9 in the second group after conducting a training workshop for the delivery agents. There was a significant correlation between the improvements in the clinical ethics of delivery agents and the enhancement of mothers' childbirth experiences (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Positive childbirth experiences of mothers can be enhanced by improving the clinical ethics of delivery agents.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 42, Issue 796
4th Week, February
January and February 2025
Pages 1128-1136

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  • Receive Date: 07 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 19 November 2024

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