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Purpose: This study aims to integrate evidence on adherence to immediate postnatal care provided to women after birth among health care professionals, and to identify gaps in the previous studies for building new knowledge for further researches. Design: A narrative literature review. Electronic database searching strategy was used, including Web of Sciences, SAGE, CINAHL, PubMed and Jordanian Database for Nursing Research databases were used to search the literature. Findings: A total of 320 articles were retrieved. After duplicates removal, 200 articles were screened for titles and abstracts. There were 80 relevant articles that underwent full-text screening, of which 32 were found eligible to be included in the review. The studies were summarized under 3 themes; adherence to immediate postpartum care among health care professionals (n=24), Adherence to IPPCGs in Arab countries (n=5), Adherence to IPNCGs among healthcare professionals in Jordan (n=3). Paper type: Literature review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical overview of midwifery education in Jordan during the past fifty years with an emphasis on the first bachelor of [...]

Abstract Selected aspects of the phenomenon of labor stress including the relationship between labor stress and nursing support were explored using a correlational design with 85 postpartum women who delivered [...]

This cross-sectional correlational study examined post-partum depression and its relationship with demographic, maternal, and infant health problems in urban Jordanian women. Participants ( n = 315) were selected from five maternal child healthcare centers and one major hospital in Amman, Jordan. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to measure post-partum depression within 12 weeks of birth. A number of socio-demographic and health problems were examined for an association with post-partum depression. Results showed that 25% of post-partum women suffered moderate to severe depression and 50% of the sample had mild depression. None of the socio-demographic variables (age, education, employment, income) were significantly related to post-partum depression; however, two obstetric/infant variables (mode of birth and breastfeeding), were significantly associated with post-partum depression. There was a significant association between post-partum depression and 15 health problems of obstetric, gynecologic (i.e. episiotomy pain, infection), and general health conditions (i.e. fatigue, headache). Nurses and midwives need to emphasize post-partum depression screening, follow-up, and proper management of maternal and infant health factors predisposing to post-partum depression rather than merely focusing on women's inherent demographic factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]