Effectiveness of Educational Program on Nurses/Midwives Performance Regarding Placenta Examination at Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani/Iraq

Background: The placenta is feto-maternal organ. It arises from the trophoblastic layer of the fertilized egg. It works closely with the mother's circulatory system to perform functions that cannot be performed by itself while the foetation is in the womb. The placenta is a separate, distinct organ made up of both maternal and fetal components .Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs of the placenta examination, on nurses'/midwives' level of performance. who were taking care of maternal during and after deliveryResearch Design: Quasi-Experimental study was applied at a Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani City, from August 2021 to December 2021Material and Method: A purposive convenience sample consists of (87) nurses/ midwives who were working in the delivery room, Postpartum ward, and theater room (emergency cold cases) with different qualifications, and years of experience. A structured interviewing questionnaire; it includes three parts socio-demographic characteristics, professional background of the participants and an Observation checklist of Nurses/Midwives performance regarding the placental examination.Result: The findings shows that (90%) of study sample performed poorly on the pretest, but after implementing the education program the majority of them (94.3%) improved their performance and had good practice on the posttest. The result indicate that majority of N/M are above 40 years old, they have skills, but they apply their care in a traditional way, after receiving the program their practice improved.Conclusion: The study concluded that the participants have poor practice regarding the examination of the placenta after delivery, as well as they, follow traditional performance, also the finding indicates that there was a significant association between Nurses/ Midwives `s age with their overall practice.