Abstract

Introduction: Midwifery care is associated with providing ethical practice, and one of e factors affecting profession al ethics is organizational commitment, which can improve the quality of services provided. The aim of this study was evaluating the relationship between observing the midwifery ethics codes and organizational commitment. Methodology: This was a descriptive-correlational study conducted in 2018. The participants were all 261 midwives working in Ahwaz and maternity hospitals of four cities, selected randomly from the north, south, east and west of the province. The inclusion criterion was having at least one year of employment. The data were collected by three questionnaires including demographic, midwifery professional ethics, and Allen and Meyer's organizational commitment. The data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean score of observance of ethics codes and organizational commitment were 288.33 +/- 41.33 and 108.82 +/- 18.72; respectively. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed a positive and significant relationship between the level of observing the professional ethics codes and organizational commitment and all dimensions (r =0.328 P< 0.001). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it was suggested that managers and policymakers provide appropriate conditions for improving and enhancing the quality of cares and midwifery services.