Aim: The study was to assess the barriers affecting utilization of partogram in labor unit at
Benha University Hospital. Design: A descriptive design. Setting: The labor unit in the
obstetrical and gynecological department at Benha University Hospital. Sample: Convenient
sample of doctors and nurses who are working at the study setting, sample size was 40 nurses and
30 doctors. Tools: The tools of data collection were self-administrated questionnaire sheet&
modified likert scale. Results: Showed that, the majority of the studied doctors had good
knowledge about the use of partogram and nearly three quarters of them had positive attitude
regarding partogram. All of the studied doctors reported lack of time and increased number of
cases considered as barriers for the utilization of partogram. As regards the studied nurses, more
than half of them had poor knowledge about the partogram and the majority of them had negative
attitude regarding the partogram. Also, the majority of the studied nurses reported lack of
knowledge about partogram and absence of training related to the use of partogram as barriers for
its effective utilization. Conclusion: There were barriers affecting utilization of partogram at
Benha university hospital, the main barriers for doctors were lack of time and increased number
of cases. Meanwhile,the main barriers for nurses were lack of knowledge about partogram and
absence of training related to its use. Recommendedations: Developing training programme for
nurses working in labor unit regarding use of partogram to improve their knowledge, practice and
attitude