Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Knowledge of Danger Signs of Pregnancy, Labour and Post Partum Period among Mothers in Rural Pondicherry

  • Author:
  • Abhijit V Boratne1,, Shib Sekhar Datta2, Yogesh A Bahurupi3, E Murugavangini4, Hema Priya5, Rajkumar Patil6
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 116 to 121

1Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Pondicherry

2Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, TMC & Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Agartala, Tripura

3Assistant Professor, IGMCRI, Pondicherry

4Intern, MGMCRI, Pondicherry

5Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Vinayaka Mission Kripananda Variyar Medical College, Salem

6Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Pondicherry

*Corresponding author: Dr. Abhijit V Boratne, Dept of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, Pin: 607403, Email: drabhijitb@rediffmail.com, Contact No.: 09751416389

Online published on 11 April, 2017.

Abstract

The pregnant woman may face sudden, unpredictable complications that could end her life or injury to herself or to her infant. Thus, the current study has been planned with an aim to study knowledge of danger signs in pregnancy, labour and post partum period among mothers of infants in rural Pondicherry.

The present study is community based cross-sectional study, conducted during May and June 2013 in the department of Community Medicine, where 4 villages of Bahour Commune Panchayat in Pondicherry were selected by multi stage sampling method. The mothers of infants in the respective villages who were present and consented were interviewed.

Majority 76 (55.9%) of the mothers of infants were in the age group of 19–25 years, 87.5% were housewives and belonging to class IV (34.6%) and class V (31.6%) and were literate. They had better knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy [absent foetal movements after 20 wks 136 (100%), excessive vaginal bleeding after 1st trimester 135 (99.3%), lower abdominal pain 135(99.3%)], labour [excessive vaginal bleeding 135 (99.3%), prolonged labour 134 (98.5%)] and post partum period [excessive vaginal bleeding 136 (100%), lower abdominal pain 130 (95.6%) and breast problems 123 (90.4%)].

The present study observed better knowledge regarding danger signs of pregnancy, labour and post partum period among mothers of infants in study area.

Keywords

knowledge, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, labour, post partum period, infant