An Effectiveness of a Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding the Practice of Antenatal Exercise among Primigravida Mothers at a Govrnment Hospital, Chittoor

Abstract

Background of the Study: Pregnancy is a long and a very special journey of dramatic physical, psychological and social change; of becoming a mother, of redefining family relationships and of taking on the long-term responsibility for caring for and cherishing a newborn child. Generations of women have travelled the same route, but each journey is unique (DH 1993). All human life on the planet is born of a female. A woman is
an important person in the family. She nourishes her foetus and gives birth to a child. Her health is a tender and wanted component of total care and cannot be neglected.
Aim: To improve the knowledge regarding antenatal exercises among primigravida mothers
Methodology: The pre-experimental design was selected for the investigation. The investigation was conducted at Chittoors Government Hospital. The antenatal mother among the primigravida mother was selected using a non-convenient sampling technique. Participants falling under inclusion criteria and who were willing were selected for the study. Using descriptive and inferential statistics, the collated data was analysed and interpreted.
Results: In this study pretest knowledge scores of primigravida mothers were (0) for the mothers with adequate knowledge, (2/10%) for the mothers with moderate knowledge and (18/90%) for the mother with inadequate knowledge, and posttest knowledge scores of primi- gravida mothers were (15/75%) of the mothers with Adequate knowledge (5/25%) for the mothers with moderate knowledge and (0) for mothers with Inadequate knowledge.
Conclusion: The study concluded that the planned teaching programme was effective regarding antenatal exercises among primigravida mother.

Devi T P G, C Rathiga. An Effectiveness of a
Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge
Regarding the Practice of Antenatal Exercise
among Primigravida Mothers at a Govrnment
Hospital, Chittoor. J. Midwif. Womens Nutr.
Health Res. 2025;1(1):1-8.