Tehran University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Occupational Hygiene 2008-5109 8 4 2017 02 20 217 222 EN SOMAYEH RAHIMI MOGHADAM Phd Student, Health Sciences Research Centre, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MAHMOOD MOOSAZADEH Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MAHMOUD MOHAMMADYAN Associate Professor, Health Sciences Research Centre, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MOJTABA EMKANI Master of Sciences, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran NARGES KHANJANI Associate Professor, Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran MOHAMMAD NASER LAYEGH TIZABI Master of Sciences, Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Nyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Iran 2017 01 05 2017 02 20 Occupational stress and employee's health status can affect their productiveness and quality of services. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the relation between psychological health and occupational stress among midwives employed at the governmental and private hospitals of Neyshabur, Iran. In this cross-sectional (descriptive and analytical) study conducted in 2015, all of the employed midwives in the governmental and private hospitals of Neyshabur (78 people) were enrolled. Data were gathered through the Goldberg General Health and the Altmaier's Occupational Stress Questionnaire. Data analysis was done with SPSS 20. Only 14% of the midwives were psychologically healthy, and 86% had some degrees of psychological disorders. In addition, 54% of them were averagely stressed and 46% suffered from severe stress. The results of this research showed an opposite and significant association between psychological health and occupational stress in midwives (P=0.049). Most midwives working in these hospitals suffered from psychological disorders. Probably occupational stress was involved in deteriorating their psychological health. https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/239 https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/download/239/322