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Background: A COVID-19 pandemic is emerging infections and a horrible disease has been shown to have a fatal impact on pregnant women and their fetuses. Telehealth nursing program via SMS messages has become vital to ensure safe and effective health for maternal and fetal conditions Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of telehealth nursing program regarding Covid-19 among Pregnant Women. Design: A quasi-experimental study design was used. Setting: the study was conducted at Beni-Suef Governorate. Data collected for 6 months from the first of April 2020 till the end of September 2020. Sample: An online snowball sample approach of sixty pregnant women included in the study. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; demographic and clinical data structured interviewing sheet, knowledge, attitude of pregnant women towards Covid-19 questionnaire, and Covid-19 Practice questionnaire. Results: nearly half of the studied women with a mean age of (28.80±5.24), three-quarters of them had a university education. A statistically significant improvement of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practices of the studied women after implementation of COVID-19 educational program via telehealth nursing and SMS messages, and the improvement still apparent across all the studied sample regardless of their demographic characteristics and clinical data. The studied women's COVID-19 knowledge was positively associated with their attitude and practice. A positive relation was found between studied women's COVID-19 attitude and practices Conclusion: Implementation of telehealth nursing program during Covid 19 pandemic showed a positive impact and effective improvement in pregnant knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Recommendation: Application of educational program via telehealth nursing for pregnant women in various antenatal clinics should be conducted, and designing a longterm plan by healthcare providers to improve Obstetric conditions and access to education via telehealth nursing after COVID-19.

Background: Urinary incontinence, loss of bladder control, is a common problem that may have a profound impact on quality of life. Women in their premenopausal period may find pelvic muscles are simply weaker than they were before. Pelvic floor muscle exercise education is a well acceptable therapy for urinary incontinence. The aim was to evaluate the effect of a video-assisted teaching program on premenopausal women's knowledge and practice regarding pelvic floor muscle exercises.

Cesarean section is accompanied by persistent post-operative pain. Inadequately managed postoperative pain is prevalent worldwide which adversely affects women's psychological status and outcomes that are associated with an increase of women's stress, anxiety and depression. Aim: To evaluate the effect of a nursing intervention program for women post-cesarean section regarding self-care theirs on psychological status (i.e., anxiety and/or depressive symptoms) and postoperative pain. Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi-experimental research design pre-post-test was used. Settings: The study was applied in the obstetrics and gynecology department in Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample was used to choose a sample of 100 post-cesarean women and recruited from the selected settings. Tools: (1) A structured interviewing questionnaire, (2) a Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), and (3) Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Results: knowledge level has been improved with statistical significance after nursing intervention program implementation as well as self-care practices after cesarean section post-intervention in comparison to pre-intervention program implementation. A statistically significant difference was detected in the pain level among women after nursing intervention program implementation. A statistically significant relationship was found between knowledge and self-care practices scores throughout the intervention phases. there were highly statistically significant improvements were observed in women's total scores of depression, anxiety, and stress scores regarding the caesarian section at (P<0.001). Conclusion: The nursing intervention program implemented for cesarean section women was effective in improving women's psychological status and reducing postoperative pain. Recommendation: A nursing intervention program should be integrated into the care among women submitted to cesarean section.