Table 1.

Articles about midwives’ educational needs in Iran from 2000 to 2018

Number	Authors (Year)	Type of the study	Sample size	Population	Data collection tools	Results
1	Taghizadeh et al. (2018)[28]	descriptive	361	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ skills and knowledge level regarding the prevention of maternal mortality in natural disasters was poor.
2	Faraji-Khiavi et al. (2018)[29]	cross-sectional	82	Midwife	questionnaire	Education of side effects of drugs and neonatal resuscitation were the main educational needs of midwives.
3	Malekmohammadi and Malekmohammadi (2017)[12]	descriptive-analytic	204	Midwives and gynecologists	questionnaire	There is the need to upgrade midwives’ and gynecologists’ skills and knowledge in order to achieve the best care for pregnancy period.
4	Azmoude et al. (2017)[24]	cross-sectional	98	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives need to promote their knowledge in the field of evidence-based practice.
5	Bostani et al. (2017)[31]	descriptive study	168	Midwife	questionnaire	About one fifth of the midwives had enough knowledge on female genital mutilation.
6	Pourmarzi and Sharami (2017)[25]	cross-sectional	144	Midwife	questionnaire	Some midwives were aware of the guideline of sexually transmitted diseases.
7	Peyman et al. (2019)[35]	qualitative	14	Midwife	semi-structured interviews	Midwives did not have enough awareness of professional rules and the judgment process.
8	Mirrafiei et al. (2017)[21]	cross-sectional	115	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ awareness of professional rules and regulations was low to medium.
9	Afhami et al. (2016)[34]	cross-sectional	189	Midwife	questionnaire	Awareness of most midwives on the rules of abortion was poor to medium.
10	Bahri et al. (2016)[13]	cross-sectional	133	Midwife	questionnaire	Most midwives’ educational needs were related to mother-child HIV transmission methods.
11	Masoomi et al. (2016)[22]	quasi-experimental	176	Midwife	questionnaire	Education of pregnant women’s rights was another educational need of midwives.
12	Mazaheri and Moghim (2015)[14]	cross-sectional	341	General practitioners and midwives	questionnaire	Midwives could not gain an acceptable score of awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
13	Abedian et al. (2014)[23]	cross-sectional	223	Midwife	questionnaire	The first educational need of midwives was to gain knowledge about labor and childbirth.
14	Shamaeian-Razavi et al. (2013)[36]	descriptive-analytic	175	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives did not have enough information about the ethical, legal, and religious principles related to midwifery.
15	Sereshti et al. (2011)[9]	cross-sectional	280	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ awareness in different areas was at a medium level.
16	Lotfipur et al. (2010)[5]	cross-sectional	97	Midwife	questionnaire	The educational needs of midwives were pregnancy history and examinations, risk factors for delivery, and postpartum nutrition.
17	Askarian et al. (2007)[26]	cross-sectional	273	Nurses, midwives, and students	questionnaire	Most of the midwives needed specific education on infection control.
18	Taghizadeh et al. (2007)[16]	correlational	50	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ verbal and non-verbal communication skills were at a low level.
19	Tork-Zahrani et al. (2007)[30]	descriptive	97	Midwife	questionnaire	Most of the midwives’ educational needs were non-medical treatments and sexual disorders during menopause.
20	Banaian and Sereshti (2007)[19]	descriptive	151	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ awareness of professional rules and regulations was low.
21	Hajifoghaha and Keshavarz (2008)[33]	cross-sectional	177	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives’ awareness of Islamic professional punishment rules was low.
22	Mojahed et al. (2005)[27]	cross-sectional	100	Midwife	questionnaire	Midwives needed education regarding skills such as caring for addicted pregnant women, breech and twin pregnancies.
23	Khalili (2002)[32]	semi-experimental	34	Health centers’ staff in prenatal care units	questionnaire	The educational needs of prenatal care providers were significant.