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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 14 2022 | None
A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON FOETAL MOVEMENT COUNT AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHER ATTENDING IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT
Dr. Prof. R. DANASU, Ph.D., (N) Mrs. M. Vennila
Pages: 9320-9330
Abstract
Foetal movement counting - often called ‘kick counting’ - represents a manoeuvre whereby a mother can help monitor the movements of her unborn baby by counting the number of kicks in a given time period. This is an indicator of foetal health and has been usedfor over a century.Pregnancy is considered as a very precious event in every woman`s life. It is filled with happiness, joy and surprises. Every parent hope for a healthy baby but may sometimes become sorrowful when danger sets in either to the mother or to the fetus. The objectives of the study was to assess the level of knowledge regarding foetal movements count among antenatal mothers, to associate the level of knowledge with the selected demographic variables.The research approach is Quantitative, and the design is descriptive Nonexperimental design. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample for the present study. The study results revealed that majority of the antenatal mothers were not learned about fetal movement count 16 (53.3%). Most of the antenatal mothers were Methods taught to monitor the fetal movements 17 (56.7%). Half of the antenatal mothers were previous knowledge about fetal movement monitoring 15 (50%). Majority of the antenatal mothers were Time period of antenatal mothers is 10th month 16 (53.3%) respectively. There is a significant association found with level of knowledge with the variables such as age and gravida.The overall findings of the study clearly showed that fetal movement count among antenatal mothers. Thus, to conclude the investigator has achieved the objective for assessing knowledge based on the study finding. Information guide sheet has been developed and distributed. Therefore, a similar study can be replicated on a small sample to generalize the findings and furthermore studies are required to provide awareness about fetal movement count among antenatal mothers
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