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Abstract Over the last two decades the number of cesarean births being performed has increased dramatically. Therefore, cesarean section became one of the health priorities of the community and management of its postoperative complications gained great importance. The aim the study was to identify problems encountered among women underwent CS and evaluates the effectiveness of an educational program on meeting the needs of these women. Subjects and methods a descriptive and quasi experimental design was adopted in this study. The study was carried out in Suez Canal University hospital at Ismailia city. A purposive sample of 250 women underwent CS were selected for the descriptive part of the study and 50 women for the program. A structured interviewing questionnaire and Physical assessment record, visual analog and follow up records were used for the data collection. Results; 67.9% had previous CS and 82.0% had repeated CS within less than 4 years. Only 12.0% received satisfactory care for their CS. 39.2% were exposed to early postnatal complications this was increased to 84.0% at their first postnatal visit. Significant improvement was noticed after the application of the program concerning postoperative outcomes compared to the control group (P<0.0001*). Conclusion; early and late postnatal problems encountered by women underwent CS should be prevented and nursing intervention aiming at meeting the needs of these women and improving postoperative outcomes should be implemented. Recommendation; the training program should be applied in CS wards, for women undergoing CS to improve patient outcome and reduce postoperative problems. Over the last two decades the number of cesarean births being performed has increased dramatically. Therefore, cesarean section became one of the health priorities of the community and management of its postoperative complications gained great importance. The aim the study was to identify problems encountered among women underwent CS and evaluates the effectiveness of an educational program on meeting the needs of these women. Subjects and methods a descriptive and quasi experimental design was adopted in this study. The study was carried out in Suez Canal University hospital at Ismailia city. A purposive sample of 250 women underwent CS were selected for the descriptive part of the study and 50 women for the program. A structured interviewing questionnaire and Physical assessment record, visual analog and follow up records were used for the data collection. Results; 67.9% had previous CS and 82.0% had repeated CS within less than 4 years. Only 12.0% received satisfactory care for their CS. 39.2% were exposed to early postnatal complications this was increased to 84.0% at their first postnatal visit. Significant improvement was noticed after the application of the program concerning postoperative outcomes compared to the control group (P<0.0001*). Conclusion; early and late postnatal problems encountered by women underwent CS should be prevented and nursing intervention aiming at meeting the needs of these women and improving postoperative outcomes should be implemented. Recommendation; the training program should be applied in CS wards, for women undergoing CS to improve patient outcome and reduce postoperative problems. |