International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
2024, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A
Awareness, knowledge and attitude of females about the antenatal exercise in Punjab region: A cross-sectional study
Gurbinder Kaur and Jaspreet Singh
The 3-4 antenatal care visits, the knowledge of associated risk factors related to pregnancy, antenatal exercises, proper diet and proper care are essential on regular basis for first time mothers to achieve optimum fitness levels.
Objective: This study was carried out with the objective of exploring awareness levels, knowledge of benefits and attitudes of females regarding the antenatal exercises.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted online. A self-structured questionnaire was distributed through social sites such as what’s app, facebook, instagram among married healthy females within the age group of 18-50 years of age. 51 females participated in this survey.
Results: In this study 66.7% females were aware of antenatal exercise. 66.7% to 74.5% of participants had knowledge of antenatal exercises such as back care exercises, abdominal strengthening exercises, pelvic floor strengthening exercises, relaxation exercises. 31.3% to 90.2% had knowledge of antenatal exercise benefits. 85.7% believe that physiotherapy has a positive role in antenatal care. 92.2% believe that exercise can reduce the pregnancy related complications.
Conclusion: The key finding of the study was that the most women were aware about antenatal exercises. The physiotherapists should create awareness among mothers, caregivers, family members and the other health care professionals about importance of the antenatal exercises in reducing the risks of pregnancy related complications as if women would have adequate knowledge about the antenatal exercise benefits and harms then they would definitely attend to it.
Gurbinder Kaur, Jaspreet Singh. Awareness, knowledge and attitude of females about the antenatal exercise in Punjab region: A cross-sectional study. Int J Obstetrics Gynaecological Nurs 2024;6(2):14-18. DOI: 10.33545/26642298.2024.v6.i2a.155