Assessment Of Knowledge Regarding Post Natal Care Among Antenatal Mothers

Research Article
Manna Moumita., Gujar Ashwini., Joy Liji., Singh Shweta and Mutkure Swapnil
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0901.1432
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Antenatal mother, knowledge, assess, postnatal care
Abstract: 

Quantitative research approach with descriptive research design was adopted to assess the knowledge regarding post natal care among antenatal mothers. 100 antenatal mothers with ≥ 32 weeks of gestation were enrolled by using non-probability convenient sampling technique. Research findings have indicated majority of the mothers (i.e., 42%) belongs to the age group 24-29 years, majority (i.e., 46%) of the mothers was educated up to higher secondary level. Maximum samples under the study (i.e., 89%) were house makers, most of the mothers (i.e., 55%) were multipara. Maximum mothers taken for the study (i.e., 47%) were with gestational age 32-34 weeks and 35-37 weeks. Occupation and parity (<0.05) were found to have significant association with the knowledge of the antenatal mothers regarding postnatal care that may be due to the impact of receiving information from the elders in home as well as the neighbors and relatives and the previous experience of childbirth respectively