To assess the knowledge and attitude of the antenatal mothers towards self–preparedness during pregnancy and delivery in selected areas of Pune city with a view to develop self instructional module.

Mrs. Ranjana Chavan; Mrs. Sheela Upendra

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

To assess the knowledge and attitude of the antenatal mothers towards self–preparedness during pregnancy and delivery in selected areas of Pune city with a view to develop self instructional module.

Mrs. Ranjana Chavan, Mrs. Sheela Upendra

Abstract :

Statement of the problem: To assess the knowledge and attitude of the antenatal mothers towards self–preparedness during pregnancy and delivery in selected areas of Pune city with a view to develop self instructional module. Background: Birth Preparedness is a safe motherhood strategy that improves the utilization and effectiveness of maternal health services. It is based on the fundamental and imperative aspects of prep� for birth and being ready for its potential complications. The mother needs to be confident and knowledgeable during pregnancy, which will help her experience a safe and healthy delivery. The elements of Birth Preparedness are physical, psychological, social & financial preparation of the mother. The aim of the studyis to assess the knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers towards self–preparedness during pregnancy & delivery. This is adescriptive study that was conducted in the corporation hospitals, where 100 antenatal mothers were participated through convenience sampling technique.The self–administered structured questionnaires and rating scale were used to collect the data.The findings revealed that 69% samples possess good knowledge of self–preparedness where as remaining samples have average knowledge.However, 74% samples showed positive attitude in comparison with 26% that have a negative attitude towards self preparedness. The high correlation found between knowledge & attitude score (r value) is 0.24 and p value <0.05. Knowledge and attitude of the antenatal mother toward self preparednessare statistically significant. The study concluded that mothers have an awareness of Self–Preparedness during pregnancy and delivery