@article{ref1,
title="Midwives' professional competencies for preventing maternal mortality in disasters: a cross-sectional study in iran",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2018",
author="Taghizadeh, Ziba and Khoshnam Rad, Mahsa and Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="305-311",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Maternal mortality may increase after a disaster. Because midwives are at the frontline of offering reproductive health care services in disasters, they should be competent. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out in 2015 in Tehran. The sample consisted of 361 midwives selected by use of a cluster random sampling method. Data were collected by using a questionnaire on professional competency for preventing maternal mortality in disasters. <br><br>RESULTS: The midwives' mean professional competency score was 177.74±31, which was an average level of professional competency. The level of knowledge and skills of the midwives was reported as inadequate for most items, particularly for the items of &quot;managing mothers affected by chronic diseases,&quot; &quot;physical trauma,&quot; &quot;recognizing patients who needed to be referred,&quot; and &quot;stabilizing mothers when referring them.&quot; Statistically significant relationships were observed between the midwives' competencies and age (P=0.001), work experience (P=0.054), educational level (P= 0.043), previous experience in a disaster (P=0.014), and workplace (P=0.006). These data were drawn by using Spearman's correlation, t-test, and ANOVA, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the average scores for midwives' professional competency in disasters and the inadequacy of prior training courses, extra educational programs for midwives are recommended. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;page 1 of 7).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2017.58",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2017.58"
}