本研究主要是了解婦女於待產過程中所需求的訊息，並進一步探討影響訊息需求 之因素。研究工具為自擬的量表，包括 21 項訊息需求，以 Likert 5 分法，表示個案對此 項需求的程度。 在南部某地區醫院產後病房採立意取樣，由符合研究條件之個案在產後 12 小時內完成問卷之填寫，共收得有效問卷 80 份。 結果發現個案對 21 項訊息需求的平均得分為 4.24， 平均得分最高的前五項需求為：解釋 待產過程中可能發生的合併症、新生兒出生的健康狀況、胎兒的狀況、新生兒的照護流程、 新生兒的特徵。 影響因素方面以 T 檢定及單方變異數分析發現有無工作、是否為期望中懷 孕及教育程度在訊息需求上有顯著差異（ P<0.05 ）。研究結果可提供給教學及臨床個別化 照護之參考，並可做成衛教單張或流程表以滿足個案真正之需求。

　　　　　The purpose of this study were to investigate what kind of information were needed during labor process, and what demographic characteristics were related to the process of informational seeking. The researcher developed a 21 items questionnaire with a-five-point Likert scale to elicit needed information. A total of 80 valid subjects were selected from a teaching hospital in southern Taiwan. The resultof the study indicated the average score of needed information among the study subjects was 4.24 in the Likert scale. The score indicated that the study subjects had needs to obtain information regarding labor process. The top five kinds of needed information in order were related to newborn's health, fetal condition, care process of the newborn, newborn's characteristics, and possible complications during labor process. The identified needs shown that women were quite concern their baby's health. The needed Information elicited could be used to formulate individual care plan for women in labor and could also serve as the bases of prenatal education to promote a better understand of the labor process. T-test and One-Way ANOVA were performed to identify the difference among study variables. Among the study subjects, housewives, had pregnancy unexpected, and received education above high school level were significantly (p<0.05) needed more information than other women during labor process. The study revered that women in labor had different needs, and it was necessary to provide information regarding fetal's safety and labor process according to women's demographic characteristics.