A STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COVID19 ON MATERNITY CARE PRACTICES AND CHILD BEARING EXPERIENCES AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHER AT SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA, PUDUCHERRY

Childbearing women and newborn infants continue to require safe family centered care during COVID19 pandemic and they represent a vulnerable population. The Covid-19 pandemic affects maternal health both directly and indirectly are intertwined. Pregnant women and mothers were not found to be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection than people who are not pregnant, however pregnant people with symptomatic COVID-19 may experience more adverse outcomes compared to non-pregnant people and seem to face disproportionate adverse socio-economic consequences. The study was conducted at selected community areathirubuvanai,Puducherry. The period of data collection was 1week and the data were collected from 50 antenatal mother by using structured questionnaires. Majority of high level of impact were 41(82%) and low level of impact were 9 (18%), the mean were 14.98 and standard deviation were 4.50.The result shows that antenatal mothers having high level of impact on covid-19 during child bearing practice.