A study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Postnatal care among the Postnatal Mothers in JSS Hospital, Mysore

Mother is a God and back bone of every family; if we are taking care in a good manner we will get a lot of benefits to our family as well as our society. The postnatal period is a important period for the mother. She is happy seen the baby on her lap but at the same time risk of complications also continues with her motherhood. Postnatal period is the term for the period of six weeks. The postnatal period begins as soon as placenta is expelled and last for six weeks, when the uterus return back to non-pregnant state. Major changes occur during this period which may affect wellbeing of mother and new-borns.The mother needs care and support during this stressful period. A sympathetic caring behaviour is important to prevent postpartum morbidities. There is negligence among health care workers and family members towards finding and treatments of minor problems during postpartum. But these minor problems can leads to major morbidity and mortality. The present study to find out the demographic variables and to assess the level of knowledge about postnatal care among postnatal mothers. A study was done among 60 samples to assess the level of knowledge regarding postnatal care among the postnatal mothers in JSS Hospital Mysore, Karnataka. A Descriptive research design was used for this study. The research design for this study was non-experimental descriptive design. Samples were selected by convenient sampling method. Structured interview questionnaire was used as evaluation tool. The samples were free to express their knowledge and ideas. Then the knowledge level was assessed and pre-test evaluation was made. The data was analysed and conclusion was done. The present study concluded that knowledge assessment regarding postnatal care among the postnatal mothers shows that 50% of mothers had moderately adequate and 41.6% had adequate knowledge.