*Professor & Head, Department of Child Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute Of Nursing Sciences, Constituent College Of Nitte University, Kotekar Beeri Road, Paneer, Deralakatte, Mangalore- 575 018, Karnataka, India
**Lecturer, Nitte Usha Institute Of Nursing Sciences, Constituent College Of Nitte University, Kotekar Beeri Road, Paneer, Deralakatte, Mangalore- 575 018, Karnataka, India
Online published on 19 August, 2014.
A study on knowledge of primigravidas regarding minor problems of newborns in a selected hospital at Mangalore Taluk with a view to develop an information booklet. Newborn care is immense importance for the development and healthy life of a baby. The newborn care takes place immediately following birth, in the transition period and during the postnatal period. This care must be shared with the parents in the maternity unit of a hospital or in an alternative birth centre which is assumed by parents at the home. In spite of lapses and failures, the mother stood out as the corner stone of the family structure and remained the chief guardian of child welfare”. Thus the mother is presented as the custodian of the child's health.
To assess the knowledge of primigravidas regarding minor problems of newborn.
To find association between the selected demographic variables and knowledge of primigravidas regarding minor problems of newborn.
To develop an information booklet regarding minor problems of newborn.
An Evaluatory approach and descriptive design was adopted. A non probability sampling technique that is a convenient sampling method was used to select the Hospital and a purposive sampling method was used to select 50 primigravidas. Interview schedule was used to collect the data from the subjects.
The data collected from 50 primigravidas) were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Distribution of subjects according to Knowledge score shows that majority 60% (30) of primigravidas mothers had average knowledge on minor problems of newborns,40% (20) had poor knowledge and none of them had good knowledge
The study had implications not only in the field of nursing, but also in other discipline. It reveals that all primigravida mothers need to have knowledge about minor problems of new born and its management. Therefore a nurse as an administrator should take initiative in imparting the health information through different methods. Individual and group teaching can be arranged in community or hospital settings.
Primigravidas, minor problems of newborns
