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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the care that maternal and newborn health professionals, especially midwives, provide. If they know how to care for COVID-19 patients during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum, they can manage these cases better. The study aimed to identify the knowledge of Iranian midwives about COVID-19 during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal feeding. Aim: The study aimed to identify the knowledge of Iranian midwives about COVID-19 during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal feeding. Methodology: This cross‑sectional study was conducted on 438 Iranian midwives from March to April 2021. Personal data and knowledge of them were gathered using an electronic web-based questionnaire. The statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software version 18. Results: The mean age of participants was 31.8 ± 2.3. The mean knowledge score of midwives was 11.2 ± 2.8, which was moderate. 91.55% of Midwives were more knowledgeable about COVID-19 infection symptoms in pregnant women. 34.93% and 31.05% of midwives had correct knowledge about vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy and breastfeeding, respectively. Results showed no statistically significant relationship between personal characteristics and knowledge of them (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Midwives’ knowledge about COVID-19 during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal feeding was moderate. Recommendations: Continuing educational programs are needed by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education to design and implement for improving healthcare professionals’ knowledge about COVID-19 during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal feeding.
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