Abstract
Optimal puerperal care can reduce complications that occur during the puerperium. Information about childbirth care can be obtained through participation in prenatal classes. Through the prenatal class, mothers expected to gain knowledge to change the behavior of mothers regarding postnatal care. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of participation in prenatal class on postpartum behavior. This study was a quantitative study with a descriptive-analytic study through the cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The sample used was 80 postpartum mothers. The data analysis technique used a statistical test using Chi-square tests. The results of the study showed that mothers who attended a prenatal class by 59 (73.8%) and postpartum behavior showed an excellent category of 71 (88.8%). There were significant relationships between class participation in a prenatal class and maternal behavior during postnatal, as indicated by the value of p-value = 0.001. The activeness of mothers participating in a prenatal class can improve maternal behavior in postpartum care to be better and optimal. Keywords : prenatal classes, maternal behavior, postnatal care
Highlights
Health problems that occur in the current era of globalization were the low health status of mothers and children who were still lacking — this figure marked by the high maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate
The more mature the respondent's age, it is expected that the respondent's ability to receive information when attending a prenatal class is better
The results show that there is a significant relationship between prenatal class participation with maternal behavior during postnatal
Summary
Health problems that occur in the current era of globalization were the low health status of mothers and children who were still lacking — this figure marked by the high maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate. Based on WHO (2015), maternal rate around the world estimated 216 / 100,000 live births; this condition was very far from the SDG target, which agreed on maternal mortality rates of 70/100,000 live births in 2030. Maternal mortality rates survey results in Indonesia showed a change to 305 / 100,000 live births[1]. In 2016, maternal mortality rates of East Java Province reached 91.00 / 100,000 live births (East Java Provincial Health Profile, 2016), while in Kediri district reached 17 / 100,000 live births.[2]. Maternal mortality that occurs during the puerperium can be caused by suboptimal puerperal care
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