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Abstract
Postpartum period is a serious period in women’s life and contains various changes which results in many learning needs that require working to be met. Aim of the study was to identify postpartum learning needs as perceived by nurses and mothers at Suez Canal University Hospital. Design:Descriptive design wasutilized in this study .Setting: The study was carried out in labor and postpartum units at Suez Canal University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 300 mothers who were primipara andhad full term pregnancy, and all nurses (34 nurses) working on the above mentioned settings. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection, structured interview questionnaire for mothers, self-administered questionnaire for nurses, and Likert scale for assessment of postpartum learning needs from the perspective of mothers and nurses. Results: Most of studied mothers and nurses perceived that information about episiotomy care and C.S wound care, postpartum danger signs of mothers and newborns, and postpartum follow up were important postpartum learning needs. 54.3% of mothers compared to 76.5% of nurses perceived that information about exercise was an important postpartum learning need. In addition to 51.3%of mothers and 64.7% of nurses perceived that information about how to deal with postpartum blue wasan important postpartum learning need.There was a statistically significant difference between nurses’ and mothers’ perception of breastfeeding and newborn care learning needs. Conclusion:New mothers in the postpartum period have many learning needs that may differ from the nurses’ view of what is important for those mothers to learn during this period. Recommendation: Develop and implement mothers classes during antenatal period about postpartum learning needs.