Tesis ini tentang faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kompetensi bidan dalam tata laksana awal pre-eklampsia berat di Kabupaten Ciamis tahun 2013. Merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain potong lintang. Populasi dan sampel adalah seluruh bidan yang melayani persalinan di puskesmas di Kabupaten Ciamis, dengan cara proporsional random sampling didapat jumlah sampel minimal sebanyak 97 bidan.
Hasil penelitian didapat 18,7% bidan yang kompeten dalam tata laksana awal pre-eklampsia berat, faktor-faktor yang berhubungan bermakna adalah umur, masa kerja, pelatihan, motivasi, dan supervisi. Motivasi merupakan faktor paling dominan, dengan nilai p 0,00 dan OR 13,7. Penyebab rendahnya kompetensi bidan karena tidak adanya buku pedoman, standar operasional yang baku, dan MgSO4.
The factors contributed to midwife's competency in early management severe preeclampsia in Ciamis Regency in 2013 was presented in this thesis. The study was conducted by using quantitative method and data analysis was based on crosssectional data collected from proportional random sampling of 107 midwifes.
The results showed that 18.7% midwifes were competent in early management severe pre-eclampsia. Some factors related to midwifes competencies such as; age, working?s period, training, motivation, and supervision. It was found that motivation was the main factor in midwifes? competency with p 0.00 and OR 13.7. The results of the study also revealed that there was no standard manual book, standard operational, and MgSO4 which caused low competency among midwifes in helping patients with severe pre-eclampsia.