A Study to Assess the Effect of PTP regarding ANC Exercise among Antenatal Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic in Supane PHC, Karad Taluka

Background: Antenatal exercises , have been viewed as a reassuring sign of healthy pregnancy staying a active has lots of benefits both during your pregnancy and when it comes to giving birth . These exercises may be carried on with normal routine exercises. Objectives: 1) To assess effectiveness of planned teaching regarding antenatal exercise among antenatal mothers. 2) To assess knowledge of antenatal exercise among antenatal mothers. 3) To find out association between level of knowledge with selected demographic variables. Methodology: Purposive sampling method was used to select 30 antenatal mothers. A structured questionnaire was prepared for assessing the knowledge of the antenatal mothers. The tool consisted of two sections. Section- I included items seeking information on demographic profile, Section- II included items to assess knowledge of antenatal mothers regarding selected antenatal exercises. Result: Pre test mean knowledge score was 6.633 with standard deviation of 1.732, the post test mean knowledge score was 8.233 with standard deviation of 1.278. The paired?t? test value was -6.240 with the degree of freedom is 29. Which showed statistical significance at pless than0.0001. Conclusion: The planned teaching regarding antenatal exercises is effective.