Healthy eating in pregnancy, education for midwives: A pre-post intervention study

Shwikar M. E. Othman, Shwikar M. E. Othman and Mary Steen, Mary Steen and Julie-Anne Fleet, Julie-Anne Fleet and Rasika Jayasekara, Rasika Jayasekara (2020) Healthy eating in pregnancy, education for midwives: A pre-post intervention study. European Journal of Midwifery, 4 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2585-2906

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION Midwives have an important role in providing education in healthy eating
to pregnant women, which is essential for maternal and foetal health and wellbeing.
Importantly, midwives require continual professional development to ensure they provide
up-to-date education.
METHODS A pre-post intervention study utilised a purpose-designed questionnaire
to collect data at three time points. Forty-four midwives completed the pre education
questionnaire, 29 of these midwives attended the education intervention (workshop/
webinar) and completed the immediately after questionnaire. Nineteen midwives then completed a questionnaire at 6–8 weeks follow-up. The study aimed to evaluate midwives’
knowledge and level of confidence to discuss healthy eating in pregnancy. RESULTS Education in healthy eating improved midwives’ knowledge and level of confidence, which were maintained for six to eight weeks. The mean difference of total scores on knowledge and confidence between pre and immediately after education questionnaires showed a statistically significant improvement in nutrition knowledge (4.93
± 1.62 vs 7.55 ± 1.55; p<0.001) and confidence level (22.05 ± 6.87 vs 31.48 ± 7.47; p<0.001). In terms of the mode of education, there was a significant increase in total
knowledge scores for midwives who attended a workshop compared to a webinar. CONCLUSIONS Overall, healthy eating education improved midwives’ knowledge and confidence immediately after receiving education and also at 6–8 weeks follow-up. This study is unique as it evaluated midwives’ knowledge and level of confidence at 6–8 weeks post education. This study concludes that midwives benefited from receiving further knowledge on cultural food choices, eating behaviours, and dental care.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	knowledge, midwives, confidence, midwifery education, healthy eating education, diet and nutrition
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2022 00:42
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2022 00:42
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1207

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