Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding birth Preparedness among Antenatal Mothers in terms of Knowledge in Selected Hospital of Delhi Hospital: A Quasi Experimental Study

A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding birth preparedness for labor among Antenatal Mothers In Terms Of Knowledge In selected hospital of Delhi. Research approach adopted for the study was quasi-experimental approach with pre-test post-test design. The sample consists of the 60 antenatal mothers attending antenatal OPD. The tools used for the study were structured knowledge interview schedule. The internal consistency method by using Kuder Richardson-20 was used to establish reliability of Structured Knowledge interview schedule. The final study was conducted at dada Dev saran matrav and Bal chikitsalaya, Delhi. The data obtained were organized and analysed using both descriptive statistics. The Findings revealed that mean of pre-test scores of the study group is 8.6 with standard deviation 2.473. The mean of post test knowledge score is 13.75 with standard deviation 1.823. The mean post-test knowledge scores were higher than their mean pre-test knowledge scores. The planned teaching programme on birth preparedness for labor of antenatal mothers was found to be effective in enhancing the knowledge of antenatal mothers.