A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice regarding Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Primigravida women Attending Antenatal OPDs at Civil Hospital Fatehgarh Sahib of Punjab

A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice Regarding Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPACR) of Antenatal Mother Attending Antenatal Clinic in Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab (2022-2023). This objective of the study is to assess knowledge and practice related to birth preparedness and complication readiness BPACR among primigravida antenatal women attending antenatal OPDs in civil hospital, Fatehgarh sahib, Punjab. Quantitative research approach was used and cross-sectional study research design was used, 200 pregnant primigravida women were selected through convenient sampling. The result shows that the majority of subjects i.e., 139(69.5%) had average knowledge whereas 60(30%) subjects had poor knowledge and only 01(0.5%) subjects had good knowledge related to birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) during last trimester of pregnancy (25-37 weeks). In case of practice The majority of subjects i.e., 157(78.5%) had good practice whereas 35(17.5%) subjects had average practice and only 08(04.0%) subjects had poor practice related to birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) during last trimester of pregnancy. Conclusion: BPACR knowledge in the study area was found to be average and overall practice was good. Effort to increase BPACR should focus on availing antenatal care services.