Assess the Knowledge of High Risk Status Among Antenatal Mothers at Selected Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat

Abstract

Introduction: The term “high risk pregnancy” is used by medical experts to refer to a pregnancy where the mother, her fetus, or both are more likely than in a regular pregnancy to have problems during pregnancy or childbirth. In India, between 20 and 30 percent of pregnancies is high risk, which is why perinatal morbidity and mortality account for 75 percent of all newborn deaths. High risk pregnancies frequently necessitate a woman scheduling a greater number of prenatal office appointments with an obstetrician in order to closely monitor the pregnancy's development. Method: The Parul Sevashram Hospital in Vadodara served as the study's location. A practical simple random sampling procedure was used to select 60 prenatal moms in total. Multiple choice questions and a checklist were included in the questionnaire used to gather the data. When developing the questions, age, religion, level of education, place of residence, and other socio-demographic factors were considered. For this examination, a quantitative descriptive research design was adopted. Results: In this study, the majority of participants, 36 (60%) had average knowledge about high risk status, followed by 13 (21.7%) who had bad knowledge and just 11 (18.3%) who had strong knowledge. The majority of 28 (46.7%) were between the ages of 18 and 25, and the majority of 45 (75%) were Hindus, according to other results. of the relationship between expectant women selected socio-demographic factors and their level of understanding regarding their high risk status. The results indicated that while religion and educational status are significant at the p0.05 level, socio-demographic variables like the mother's age, residence, employment status, earning members of the family, family monthly income, marital status, family type, eating habits, and any addictions are not significant at that level. Conclusion: It is important to give mothers enough information about their high risk status so that they can help and encourage other women. This will result in safe pregnancies for both the mother and the baby