A Descriptive Study to assess the learning needs and self-care practice regarding post natal care among mothers who underwent LSCS with a view to develop and distribute an information booklet at selected hospital in Udaipur city, Rajasthan

Abstract

Mothers undergoing caesarean section have not expected this operative procedure and were unable to perform self-care practices during post-operative period. The proper guidance promotes maternal and neonatal wellbeing by adopting a holistic approach to care and prevent complication like puerperal infection, wound sepsis, neonatal morbidity, and also length of hospital stay after surgery. Present study was aimed to assess the learning needs and self-care practice regarding post natal care among mothers who underwent LSCS. 120 samples were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique and structured interview schedule and five points likert scale was used for data collection. Findings in terms of learning need revealed that 62.50% of respondents had poor level of knowledge, 35% had average level of knowledge and 2.5 % had good level of knowledge. The overall mean knowledge scores regarding postnatal care were 45.10%. findings related to self care practices shows that 99.17% respondents were having poor practice on self care on 2nd day & 86.67% on 3rd day & 50% on the 4th day, whereas 0.83%, 13.33% and 50% respondents were having average practices on 2nd, 3rd and 4th day respectively. At the same time none of the respondents were having good practices on 2nd, 3rd as well as on 4th day. In this study showed that the postnatal mothers had high learning needs regarding post natal care after caesarean section and their self care practice performed was poor. The self care practice was increased every day, because of the awareness created by the health personnel during hospital stay. Information booklet can be helpful to increase the knowledge and to improve the self care practices as well.