Health Problems Faced by the Women during Pregnancy in Sunsari District of Nepal

Pregnancy is a very happy moment for any married woman. But along with this happiness come some of the health problems which are common in pregnant woman as her body undergoes certain changes due to the hormonal functioning.

The objective of this study was to assess health problems of the pregnant women in Sunsari district, Nepal.

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 239 pregnant women in Sunsari district of Nepal. Face- to-face interview method was used to gather information for this study.

Of the 239 of pregnant women, 110 (46%) of them complained of nausea and vomiting, 92 (38.5%) had pain abdomen, 98 (41%) felt tiredness, 92 (38.5%) had headache, 12 (5.1%) had swelling of lower limbs, 5 (2.1%) had pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), 12 (5%) had faced convulsion and unconsciousness and 16 (6.7%) had fever.

It is a tragic fact that majority of the pregnancy has some kind of health problems, which may be disappeared after delivery.

And more focus needs to be given to assess the skills, knowledge and practice of grass root level health care workers who are actually the implementers of care.