Women experiencing cesarean section tend to have several problems, so assisting
mothers in coping with and solving these problems as well as improving their practices may
contribute to decreasing length of stay, reduce post operative complications and achieve early
recovery. Aim: to investigate the effect of enhanced recovery pathway after surgery protocol for
women undergoing cesarean section delivery. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used.
Setting: The study was conducted at Obstetrics and Gynecological department of Benha
University Hospital, Benha City, Egypt. Sample: Included two main samples: 1) A convenient
sample of all maternity nurses (50) 2) A purposive sample of 200 women undergoing CS divided
into two equal groups "100 woman were assigned to the study group who received (ERP) protocol
and 100 woman were assigned to the control group who received routine postoperative care. Tools:
Five tools were used 1) Self-administered questionnaire for nurses. 2) An observational checklist for
nurses. 3) A structured interviewing questionnaire for the women 4) An observational checklist for
the women 5) Visual Analogue Scale.