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BACKGROUND: Every pregnancy is special and each and every pregnant woman must receive special care. It was estimated, by the WHO that deaths due to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy represented 13% of all maternal deaths. The study was conducted with an aim to assess the effect of music therapy on anxiety among antenatal mothers with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A true experimental research approach with Pretest posttest control group design was adopted for the study. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select 60 participants (30 experimental and 30 controls) but assignment of participants to the respective group was done through odd and even methods. Data was collected by using standardized Speilberger's state trait anxiety inventory and structured observation schedule for demographic data and clinical profile. RESULTS: The present study investigated that in the experiment group, mean anxiety scores in pretest and posttest were 55.23 ± 9.09 and 27.53 ± 4.56 respectively. While in control group, pretest mean anxiety score was 50.73 ± 9.34 and the posttest score was 43.53 ± 8.4. Furthermore, the obtained "t" value was 9.17 with P < 0.00001 which indicated that music therapy was significantly effective in reducing the anxiety scores among pregnant women. In addition, posttest anxiety scores have no significant association with age (P = 0.51), parity (P = 0.82), and period of gestation (P = 0.06). CONCLUSION: Music therapy is effective in reducing anxiety of antenatal mothers with PIH. The therapy can be implemented in clinical settings to decline the levels of anxiety among women with PIH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background of the Study: Hypertension, complicating 5-10% of all pregnancies worldwide, is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity. The control of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) appears difficult to achieve. Part of the reason for poor control of hypertension in these women might be limited PIH self-care knowledge. Objective: to assess the knowledge and risk factors of PIH among antenatal mothers and to find out the association between knowledge and risk factors with selected demographic variables. Materials and Method: Study was conducted on 110 antenatal mothers attending in Gynecologic OPD, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala. The research design used was non experimental descriptive design. Result: The present study reveals that more than half of the mothers (63.6%) had average knowledge regarding PIH. Half of the mothers had the risk factors of family history of hypertension (50%) and followed by 32.7% had the habit of high non vegetarian food intake. A statistically significant association was observed for education and knowledge and comorbidities and knowledge of antenatal mothers. Significant association was found in risk factors and comorbidities of antenatal mothers. Conclusion: The finding of the study shows that antenatal mothers had average knowledge related to PIH. Health care providers should implement the focused health education programme during antenatal visit [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: During pregnancy many changes occur in women's self-concept and the changes in their self- image and the shift in focus from themselves to the needs of the foetus and unfamiliar territory of pregnancy and early motherhood creates anxiety. Relaxation techniques are a great way to help in managing anxiety such as progressive muscle relaxation technique(PMRT) which may be very useful for treating anxiety symptoms during pregnancy. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety among antenatal mothers. Material & Method: Quasi Experimental design with two group pre-test and post-test design was used. Conceptual framework for the study was adopted from Ludwig Von Bertalanffy (1968) General System Model was chosen to conduct the study. Through convenience sampling, 35 subjects were selected in experimental and 35 in control group. Subjects in experimental group (n=35) were provided PMRT and conventional care and in control group (n=35) only conventional care was provided. Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) and Socio demographic data sheet was used to collect the data. Results: Results revealed that there was significant difference in level of anxiety after four weeks of progressive muscle relaxation technique in experimental group (p value 0.005) as compared to control group. However, there was no association of pre-test level of anxiety with selected demographic variables Conclusion: The study concluded that progressive muscle relaxation technique was effective in reducing anxiety among antenatal mothers after 4 weeks of intervention in experimental group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Mental health disorders globally are on a rise due to various reasons. Gender differences have been one of the reasons. Pregnancy is a stressful event in mothers and it can either exacerbate preexisting mental illness or can give rise to other mental health disorders. Studies have shown that women residing in rural areas are at higher risk of developing mental health problems. Mental health problems have detrimental effects in post-partum period. Most of the complications can be prevented if psychiatric symptoms are detected in early part of pregnancy and if women are aware of these symptoms. Aim: To find the awareness, attitude and perception towards mental illness in antenatal mothers residing in rural area of India. Setting and Design: It's a descriptive cross sectional study conducted at primary health care centers. Methods and Materials: Total of 300 antenatal mothers attending primary health care centers were recruited into the study after a written informed consent was obtained. Statistical Analysis: Basic socio demographic data were collected and a semi structured questionnaire was designed. The participants were interviewed according to the questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS software. Results and Conclusion: The mean age of the study participants was 24+5. Of the 300 study participants more than 90% were unaware that mental illness can occur during pregnancy and only around 07% could agree say that it can occur in pregnancy. There is poor awareness of mental health problems amongst pregnant women residing in rural part of southern India. The reasons for the same are lack of awareness, low levels of education, lower socio economic status, cultural beliefs and practices, lack of mental health services and stigma associated with mental illness. There is no routine screening for mental health problems during antenatal visits. If done otherwise could bring down adverse maternal outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Nutritional requirement increases during pregnancy can influence the growth, development, and health of the mother and her newborn child. Understanding the antenatal mothers' nutrition knowledge is essential to developing effective strategies to curb malnutrition and encouraging healthier dietary behaviors. The aim of this study was to assess the level and associated factors of nutritional knowledge during pregnancy among antenatal mothers in a tertiary teaching hospital in northeast Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 88 randomly selected antenatal mothers at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic during their antenatal care visits. Data was collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire between December 2015 and February 2016. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine the association of selected socio-demographic variables and obstetric data with nutritional knowledge score among antenatal mothers. Results: The mean age of the participants was 32.06 ± 5.56 years. More than half (63.6%) of the antenatal mothers had good nutritional knowledge level. Higher occupational status (p=0.030) and monthly household income (p=0.016) of participants were significantly associated with higher nutritional knowledge score. Conclusion: These findings highlight the current knowledge gap that exists in antenatal mothers. It can be concluded that nutritional education ought to be intensified to address this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The wellbeing of the society is directly linked to the health and survival of the mother and child. Although the birth of a child is one of the happiest events in all over the world, yet pregnancy and child birth are associated with the health risks to many women during their reproductive years. Aim: Study the effectiveness of awareness program on warning signs of pregnancy among antenatal mothers. Material & Method-Quantitative quasi-experimental design was trailed to obtain bias free results. One Hundred antenatal mothers who were aged more than 17 years and first and second trimester of pregnancy were conveniently selected to observe the study variables. Self-developed and validated questionnaire was used to collect the information from the antenatal mothers regarding warning signs of pregnancy. Results: In pre-test antenatal mothers showed a subnormal (48.2%) knowledge score regarding warning signs of pregnancy. Since, the awareness program was executed among the study participants the mothers knowledge score was raised to conspicuous (71.6%) manner. The inferential statistics demonstrated that the mothers knowledge regarding warning signs of pregnancy was influenced by their age, educational status, occupation, type of family, family monthly income, residence and gravida status at the significant level of p<0.05. Conclusion: It is evident that awareness program will motivate the antenatal mothers and help them to acquire knowledge about warning signs of pregnancy will promote adequate practice in them to ensure maternal and fetal well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pregnancy is the vital event in the life of a woman. It needs special attention from the time of conception to the postnatal stage. Preparing for the childbirth is one of the most exciting times for a woman. The present study was aimed to determine the extent of birth preparedness and to find out the association of birth preparedness among antenatal mothers with selected demographic variables. An exploratory study was carried out among antenatal mothers residing at selected villages of Amritsar, Punjab. Data was collected from 100 antenatal mothers by convenient sampling technique. Birth preparedness interview schedule was adopted. Out of 100 antenatal mothers 69% had poor extent of birth preparedness followed by 31% had average birth preparedness. Majority (90%) of antenatal mothers had identified the place of delivery, 83% had identified the skilled birth attendant, 69% had arranged the transportation for delivery, 35% had saved money for delivery and only 10% had arranged the blood donor in case of an emergency. Seventy five percent, forty nine percent and forty one percent antenatal mothers knew ≤3 danger signs during pregnancy, childbirth and first two days after birth respectively and sixty six percent antenatal mothers knew ≤3 danger signs during the first seven days after birth that could endanger the life of new-born. Factors which showed significant association on birth preparedness was age, education, socio economic status and trimester at (p<0.05). It concluded that age, education, socio economic status and trimester resulted in better birth preparedness in the present study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]