Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Rural Area of District Sonipat, Haryana, India: A Cross Sectional Community Based Study

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dc.contributor.authorPunia, Anitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPruthi, Muskaanen_US
dc.contributor.authorPunia, Mehar Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPunia, Anishen_US
dc.contributor.authorJha, Sanjay Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRani, Babitaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:36:10Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:36:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) is an important intervention included by WHO as essential elements of antenatal care package. It is often delivered to pregnant women through their active participation by health care provider during antenatal care or initiated/followed up through visits to the homes of pregnant women by community health workers. Objectives: To determine the knowledge and practice regarding BPCR and to identify factors associated with it among rural pregnant women. Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted in rural field practice area of Community Medicine Department of a medical teaching institutes. A total of 210 pregnant women who were in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were selected by simple random sampling and interviewed for data collection. Results: Mean age of study subjects was 24.14 + 3.88 years.The highest number of women was in the age group of 20-29 years (84.8%). More than half (57.6%) mothers had observed at least two or more components of BPCR. Maximum number of females had identified facility for delivery (63.8%) followed by transportation (60.9%). Identification of potential blood donor by mothers was low (14.3%). Bleeding was most commonly identified danger symptom in all three phases of child bearing. Knowledge regarding danger signs was significantly associated with birth preparedness. Conclusion: In the present study, practice of all components of BPCR by mothers was very low. Bleeding was the most commonly identified danger symptom during all three phases i.e., pregnancy, child birth and after birth.Knowledge regarding other danger signs was highly inadequate.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Dept of Community Medicine, BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMBBS student, BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Junior resident,Dept of Community Medicine, N. C. Medical College and Hospital, Israna Panipat, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPunia Anita, Pruthi Muskaan, Punia Mehar S, Punia Anish, Jha Sanjay K, Rani Babita. Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Rural Area of District Sonipat, Haryana, India: A Cross Sectional Community Based Study. Healthline Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. 2023 Mar; 14(1): 32-40en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220854
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_444_2022en_US
dc.subjectAntenatal careen_US
dc.subjectBirth Preparednessen_US
dc.subjectComplication Readinessen_US
dc.titleBirth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Rural Area of District Sonipat, Haryana, India: A Cross Sectional Community Based Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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