Infection Control Practices and Program Management in Labor and Delivery Units: A Cross-Sectional Study From Iran
| Author | Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei | en |
| Author | Fateme Behmanesh Pour | en |
| Author | Hannaneh Azadeh | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei [0000-0002-0618-7676] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-04-01 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Although Iranian women increasingly attend hospitals for childbirth, no information is available on programs and practices related to infection control in labor and delivery units. Objectives: This study aims to investigate infection control program management and midwives’ practices in labor and delivery units. Patients and Methods: We analyzed data related to infection control program management and also practices performed by 88 midwives in four labor and delivery units in public hospitals in Zahedan, southeast Iran. Results: The evaluation scores for all aspects of infection control were suboptimal; infection control program management 38.1% to 71.4%, healthcare workers post-exposure measures 58.5% to 92.7%, medical waste management 73.9% to 87.0% and infection control related standard infrastructures and equipments 55.9% to 82.8%. The midwives mean scores for attending infection control training courses and hand hygiene were less than 40% of the maximum score, but the mean scores for normal vaginal deliveries scrub, and equipments and instruments hygiene practices were generally above 70%. Conclusions: The results of this study revealed a need for development of appropriate policies and protocols for infection control practices in labor and delivery units and also midwives training on clean delivery practices. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/iji-32788 | en |
| Keyword | Infection Control | en |
| Keyword | Maternal-Child Health Services | en |
| Keyword | Delivery Rooms | en |
| Keyword | Sepsis | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Infection Control Practices and Program Management in Labor and Delivery Units: A Cross-Sectional Study From Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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