scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Colostrum among Postnatal Mothers

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Kareema Hussein ◽  
Afifa Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception among postnatal mothers in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike referral hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3813
Author(s):  
Ramegowda Chethana ◽  
Puttaiah Thejaswini
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Source Of Information

Background: Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in developing countries like India. Emergency contraception (EC) is one of the method for preventing such pregnancies. Awareness regarding EC is necessary for postnatal mothers since delay in contraceptive use during postpartum period until return of menstruation might subject them to risk of unintended pregnancy. Hence, the present study was undertaken.Methods: The study was conducted at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) referral hospital, Bengaluru from March 2016 to May 2016. A total of 100 postnatal mothers, were included in the study. A pre-tested semi-structured proforma was administered and information about socio-demographic profile, knowledge and attitude towards use of emergency contraception was obtained.Results: Among the study subjects, 28% were aware of emergency contraception, friends (57%) were the major source of information about EC. Overall knowledge regarding methods, time limit and dosage was low. There was a significant association between the educational level (p=0.01) and previous planned delivery (p<0.001) with awareness about EC. 51.4% had favourable attitude towards its use as an additional contraception whenever necessary.Conclusions: There is lack of knowledge and unfavourable attitude towards EC among post natal mothers.The factors such as education and previous planned deliveries had significant association with the awareness about EC. Hence health education regarding emergency contraception is necessary. 

Postnatal mother: Knowledge and attitude towards Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Norimah Said
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Jaundice ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Invasive Procedures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Pathological Situation

ABSTRACT: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a pathological situation where an imbalance between bilirubin production and excretion is present due to a multitude of factors.  The objective of this study is to identify the number of post-natal mothers who had received education and their attitude on neonatal jaundice.  A cross-sectional design was carried out among 131 posts natal mother. The questionnaire was given to the respondents. Results show there is a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude towards neonatal jaundice among postnatal mother. A part 50% of the mothers have a neutral attitude, 27.5% have a positive attitude and 8.4% have a negative attitude towards neonatal jaundice. The outcome of this study showed that most of them others have good knowledge on neonatal jaundice. However, they may fear invasive procedures such as taking blood from their baby. Future studies should focus on attitude towards traditional treatments among postnatal mothers.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Breast-Feeding Practices among Post Natal Mothers

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 614-621
Author(s):  
Vandana Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Breastfeeding is one of the most important determinants of child survival, birth spacing, and prevention of childhood infections. The WHO recommends that for the first six months of life, infants should be exclusively breastfed to achieve optimal growth, development, and health. A number of studies have been assessed regarding knowledge, attitude and breastfeeding practices in different parts of the world; such studies are limited among Indian mothers. Especially the studies on breastfeeding awareness, knowledge and maternal attitude are also a concept of interest to health professionals who support breastfeeding. Therefore, this community based cross sectional study was undertaken to examine the infant feeding practices, knowledge and attitude towards breast feeding among Indian postnatal mothers residing in urban and well as rural areas of Ferozepur district. On the basis of random sampling technique 300 respondents were selected from the Ferozepur district which was further divided into six different blocks (Guruharsahai, Zira, Makhu, Ghalkhurd, Mamdot and Ferozepur cantt. Higher educational qualification leads to increased mean awareness score pertaining to breast feeding of nursing respondents(p<0.01) There is pertinent need to spread awareness in their local language regarding specific terms like “exclusive breast feeding” and “infant formula feeding” among nursing mothers.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among postnatal mothers in a tertiary care teaching hospital-an institution based cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1551
Author(s):  
Revathi V.
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) is termed as an optimal strategy for feeding newborns and as per WHO   should start within the first one hour of delivery and must continue up to 6 months of infant’s age, as the only source of nutrition and fluids for babies at that age. Unfortunately, a report estimated in 2012 that, only 35% of infants were exclusively breastfed globally. This stresses the need to educate and motivate mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life.Methods:  Knowledge and attitude towards EBF, of postnatal mothers admitted to a tertiary care teaching hospital was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire and their responses analysed using statistics software.Results: From our study we found that, based on knowledge score, 88 (69.8%) of the respondents had good knowledge and 38 (30.2%) of the study participants were categorized as having poor knowledge. Based on the attitudinal score, 17 (14%) of the study participants were categorized as having negative attitude towards EBF and 108 (86%) were categorized as having positive attitude towards EBF. Conclusions: Health care providers working in the areas of maternal and child health (MCH), should evaluate mothers’ knowledge and attitude for EBF, every visit by asking questions related to EBF. IEC activities related to EBF should be promoted to disseminate knowledge regarding EBF. Breast feeding support groups should be established to help motivate mothers to exclusively breast feed their babies for the first six months of life. 

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