Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy practice among obstetricians and midwives in Jordan.

Introduction: Episiotomy is still performed routinely by clinicians in many countries. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of, attitudes towards and experience of episiotomy practice among clinicians working in public hospitals in Jordan.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, using a self-administered survey questionnaire, was conducted among midwives and obstetricians in three public hospitals in Jordan.

Caring behaviours by midwives: Jordanian women's perceptions during childbirth.

Background: It is agreed internationally that caring is a central part of nursing and midwifery. There is a growing concern about the lack of caring in childbirth settings in developing countries including Jordan. The aim of this study was to explore women's perceptions of midwives' caring behaviours during childbirth to assist develop strategies for improvement.

Evaluate the Effect of Education Interventions in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers through Knowledge of the Disease and Self-Care Practices in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Diabetes mellitus places a substantial burden on society worldwide. Diabetic foot ulcers are a challenging problem for clinicians. Six generally accepted detriments to the healing of diabetic foot ulcers were identified: infection, glycaemic control, vascular supply, smoking, nutrition and deformity.

Nursing Documentation of Postoperative Pain Management: A Documentary Analysis.

Background: Although proper documentation of pain for postoperative patients is essential to promote patient health outcomes, there is limited examination of nurses' documentation of pain management.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to qualitatively analyze nursing documentation of pain management among postoperative patients in Jordan.

Method: A documentary analysis method was used.

Breastfeeding self efficacy among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia.

To examine the association between prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy among Saudi pregnant women and type of feeding at 4 weeks post partum, and also to examine the association of maternal socio-demographic variables with the breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of Saudi pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional design has been applied in the study by recruiting 101 pregnant women from the General Hospital, Umluj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale was used to measure self-efficacy for breastfeeding during pregnancy.

Implementation of a childbirth preparation program in the maternal and child health centres in Jordan.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and outcomes of introducing childbirth preparation programs in a sample of Maternal and Child Health centres in Jordan.

Design: An exploratory, descriptive design, and practice- research engagement was used to implement and evaluate the proposed childbirth preparation program. Face to face interviews and field notes were used to collect data.

The effect of a postnatal education and support program on breastfeeding among primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Women's traditional way of breastfeeding has altered in Jordan with rates declining in recent years.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to test whether the introduction of an educational program supporting breastfeeding would increase the proportion of women who breastfed fully to six months, improve the women's level of breastfeeding knowledge, and decrease the proportion of infants admitted to hospitals due to gastrointestinal illnesses.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 90 primiparous women who had given birth to a healthy, full term, singleton baby at two hospitals in the southern region of Jordan.

Childbirth practices in Jordanian public hospitals: consistency with evidence-based maternity care?

Background: In 1996, the World Health Organization stated that 'childbirth is a natural process and in normal birth, there should be a valid reason to interfere with this natural process' and encouraged practices that are evidence-based. The practices encouraged included avoiding unnecessary augmentation of labour, facilitating upright position for birth and restricting the use of routine episiotomy. Many countries have been slow to fully implement evidence-based practice in maternity care.

Strategies used by Jordanian women to alleviate heartburn during pregnancy.

Objective: to explore the strategies used by Jordanian women to manage heartburn during pregnancy.

Design: an exploratory descriptive study.

Participants And Setting: 235 Jordanian women from the three regions of Jordan, aged between 18 and 54 years, who were pregnant at the time of the study or had previously had at least one full-term pregnancy.

How women manage nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: a Jordanian study.

Objective: to explore the strategies used by Jordanian women to manage nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Design: cross sectional descriptive study.

Setting: the three regions of Jordan.

The lived experience of Jordanian women who received family support during labor.

Purpose: Policies regarding childbirth in Jordan currently exclude attendance by a female relative to provide support. This study was done in order to describe the experience of a group of Jordanian women who had been afforded support from a female relative during a nursing research project.

Design And Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 25 women at 6 weeks postpartum.

A comparison of labour and birth outcomes in Jordan with WHO guidelines: a descriptive study using a new birth record.

Aim: to examine data collected during the testing of a new birth record in Jordan from 1 July to 31 August 2004, and to compare these practices with guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) and evidence-based recommendations. This was part of a larger study that used an action research approach to engage practitioners in implementation of the new record.

Design: descriptive, comparative design.

Implementation of a new birth record in three hospitals in Jordan: a study of health system improvement.

This study tested the introduction of a new integrated clinical record in Jordan where currently no clinical report links antenatal, birth and postnatal care for women. As a result, no continuity of information is provided to clinicians nor are there national statistics on trends, or performance of hospitals around birth. Our study was conducted in the Jordanian Ministry of Health, the maternity wards and registration departments of three hospitals in Jordan and in the Maternal and Child Health Centres located near these hospitals.