Designing and evaluating professional ethics questionnaire in midwifery

Background: Designing a midwifery professional ethics questionnaire due to culture and the country's work conditions can be a good way to observe professional ethics and promote knowledge and practice in midwifery services. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluate a midwifery ethics questionnaire. Methods: To design a professional midwifery ethics questionnaire, a preliminary list of 38 questions was prepared and after assessing the validity of the questionnaire using face and content validity, Pearson correlation coefficient was used for its reliability and data were analyzed by using of SPSS software Version 20. Results: There were 26 acceptable questions. The total questions validity of the questionnaire was calculated with 26 questions 0.88. The final questionnaire Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.97 and p <0.001. Conclusion: The final questionnaire of this study is an appropriate tool for assessing professional ethics in midwifery.