EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSE LED CHILD BIRTH PREPARATION PROGRAMME UPON KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES DURING LABOUR AMONG PRIMI MOTHERS

A Nurse Led Child Birth Preparation Programme is a great way to prepare mothers for labour and birth. Many times it led to intra partum mal- adaptive coping behavior resulting in premature bearing down efforts, maternal exhaustion, dehydration, asking to take for caesarian section. This study was aim to assess the effectiveness of Nurse Led Childbirth Preparation Programme upon Knowledge and Behavioral Responses during Labour among Primi Mothers in a selected hospital, Chennai. Study was conducted using Quasi Experimental Research Design seventy mothers were selected for the study using consecutive sampling technique. Data was conducted by using tools such as Demographic Variable Proforma, Obstetrical Variable Proforma, Structured Knowledge Questionnaire on Child Birth Preparation, and Observational Rating Scale on Behavioral Responses during Labour. The collected data were statistically analyzed and the results revealed that child birth preparation mean knowledge scores in posttest was higher (M = 11.22 & SD = 2.55) than pre-test (M = 6.06 & SD = 1.66) of primi mothers in experimental group. This difference was found to be statistically significant at p < 0.001. And also there was a significant difference in post-test mean knowledge scores on child birth preparation between control (M = 6.11 & SD = 1.64) and experiment (M = 11.22 & SD = 2.55) group of primi mothers at p < 0.001. In addition, mean scores of behavioural responses during labour was higher in experimental (M = 56.66 & SD = 13.66) than control (M = 48.03 & SD = 13.05) group of primi mothers. This difference was found to be statistically significant at p < 0.001.The findings indicated that educational opportunity focusing on child birth preparation programme among primi mothers can enhance their positive attitude toward vaginal birth, empower them against the fear of childbirth and decline the maternal request for unnecessary cesarean childbirth.