TRAINING OF MIDWIVES ON THE RATIONAL USE OF OXYTOCIN DURING SPONTANEOUS LABOUR "EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH IN 5 BASIC MATERNITY UNITS OF KINDU/MANIEMA IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The aim of this study was to explore the possibility of improving the use of oxytocin during spontaneous labour by training midwives in the basic maternity units of Kindu in the province of Maniema in the DRC. The study was conducted in five basic maternity units in Kindu. Specifically, the study measured the effect of midwifery training on the rational use of oxytocin in the basic maternity units of Kindu. A sample of 362 women who gave birth in five basic maternity units over a period of six months was divided into two groups of equal numbers. The data were collected by literature review. STATA 14 software was used to produce frequencies, descriptive and inferential statistics to draw conclusions and generalizations about the study results. Analysis of the relationship between midwifery education and reduced oxytocin use was calculated by contingency chi-square. After analysis, it was found that midwifery training significantly reduced oxytocin use in the Kindu base maternity units by 37.46% (χ^2= 97.7658 and p<0.001).