Maternal deaths mostly occur from the third trimester to the first week after birth. Most maternal deaths are related to obstetrical emergencies which are the life threatening conditions occur during antenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods. In our country, nurses play a pivotal role in delivering health services at the grass root level. The nurses have a direct influence on reducing maternal mortality. So the researcher thought of taking the task of assessing the knowledge of staff nurses to impart knowledge through a structured teaching programme (STP) which will facilitate effective management of obstetrical emergencies in their practice settings. The study was conducted among 60 labour room staff nurses, Caritas Hospital and Bharat Hospital, Kottayam. One group pre test post test research design was used and the samples were selected by purposive sampling. The demographic variables were used to assess the sample characteristics and structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge regarding intranatal obstetrical emergencies. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the average pretest and postest knowledge score was 16.27 and 29.58 respectively. The teaching programme was found to be effective in improving the knowledge (t = 21.899, p < 0.05) regarding intranatal obstetrical emergencies. There was significant association between knowledge regarding intranatal obstetrical emergencies and years of experience of labour room staff nurses. Hence the study concluded that the knowledge on intranatal obstetrical emergencies among labour room staff nurses could be improved by STP.
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