Tehran University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Occupational Hygiene 2008-5109 9 1 2017 05 27 38 45 EN SOMAYEH RAHIMI MOGHADAM MSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran MOJTABA EMKANI MSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran; MAHMOOD MOHAMADYAN Associate Professor, Health Sciences Research Centre, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MAHMOOD MOOSAZADEH Associate Professor, Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran NARGES KHANJANI Associate Professor, Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran MOHAMAD NASER LAYEGH Msc, Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Nyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Iran ELHAM RAHMANZADEH MSc of Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran; 2017 01 29 2017 05 27 The incidence of occupational stress in midwives may lead to increase in the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and decreased work efficiency and quality of care. This study was conducted to determine the rate of MSDs in different body parts and its relation with stress in midwives. This was a cross-sectional (descriptive and analytical) study. The population under study was midwives working in governmental and private hospitals in Nayshabur, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran, in 2015. All eligible midwives (78 women) entered the study. The standard Nordic Questionnaire and the Altmaier occupational stress questionnaire were used. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, correlation, t-test and chi-square.  In this population, 67.6% had at least one musculoskeletal disorder. The highest prevalence in the last year was in the shoulder region with 44% and the lowest prevalence was in the elbow (8%). Furthermore, 54% of the midwives had average and 46% had severe occupational stress. There was a significant association between MSDs in some body parts and midwives occupational stress (P<0.05). Both MSDs and occupational stress are prevalent among midwives and they are associated with each other. https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/245 https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/download/245/361