DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i03.096

Pages: 1340-1345

Objective: To assess the level of knowledge of midwives in maternity wards in the five health districts of Lomé. Methodology: This is a prospective cross-sectional study of midwives in Sylvanus-Olympio teatching university hospital center, Campus teatching university hoepital center, regional hospital of Lomé Commune, District No. 2 and District 3 maternity wards was conducted over a period of one month (from June 1 to June 30, 2018). 65 cards were distributed and 53 were collected. Results: Artificiel release of childbirth (DAT) is one of the frequent interventions in maternity wards in the five Lomé districts; 64% of midwives in this study knew the definition of DAT, 53%, 57%, 55% knew the definition and interest of Bishop's score; the scoring parameters of the score and the interpretation of the score. The midwives who informed their patients about the risks of DAT were 30% and they performed DAT on average 06 times a week. Conclusion: Despite a frequent exercise of DAT, some points of this intervention remain little known and often neglected by midwives.