Objectives: To assess nurses-midwives' knowledge about pain management during labor before and after implementation of educational program and to determine the effectiveness of educational program on nurses-midwives' knowledge about pain management during labor in Baghdad Maternity Hospitals.
Methodology: A quasi-experimental design has been conducted during the period of (February 27th 2019 through 2nd June 2019) on non-probability sample (purposive) consists of (44 Nurses/midwives') who are work in delivery room, the sample was exposed to pretest, educational program, posttest. The study was conducted in three Directories, (Baghdad Teaching Hospital) at medical city health directorate, (Al-Elwia Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ibn Al -Balidy for Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, Fatima Al-Zahra for Maternity and Pediatric Hospital) at AL-Russafa/Health directorate, and (Al –Karckh Maternity Hospital and AL - Yarmouk Teaching Hospital - Maternity Department) at Akarkh/Health Directorate. Questionnaire has been used as a tool of data collection. Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis approach through the use of (SSPS) version 22.0 and Excel system.
Results: The results of the study revealed that highest percentage (25%) of the nurses-midwives' are (20-24) years old, (77.3%) of the sample were skilled midwives and there is a significant correlation between pretest and posttest periods after the implementation of education program for nurse- midwives regarding knowledge about labor pain and non-pharmacological management in reducing labor pain in pregnant women.
Recommendations: The study recommended in-services education for the nurses- midwives' regarding knowledge of the current evidence, and provides experience in the skills necessary to fulfill their responsibility to support pain management during labor and training primary health care nurses in improved pain management is important part of multi-faced approach towards improving and helping women's to reduce pain during labor.
