Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal.
karnali Academy of health Sciences , Jumla.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2023 Mar 10;20(3):779-785. doi: 10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.3952.
Antenatal care is medical supervision and care given to pregnant women to ensure, support and maintain maternal and fetal well-being throughout the pregnancy. Therefore, this study was done to find out the utilization of antenatal services among postnatal mothers.
The descriptive cross sectional study design was used to identify the utilization of antenatal services among postnatal mothers who came in Maternal and Child Health Clinic for the immunization of baby. Total 367 postnatal mothers within one year of childbirth were recruited by simple random sampling technique, and data was collected with face-to-face interview by using semi structured interview schedule. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
All postnatal mothers consumed iron and folic acid during pregnancy, 96.2% consumed until the childbirth, 94.0% got freely, 97.0% taken anti helminths drug, 98.1% did urine test, 98.1% did blood test, 97.8% got ultrasound service, and 96.5% received Td vaccine. Likewise, higher proportion had checked weight 98.6% and lower proportion had checked height 86.9%. Similarly, majority 90.2% received counselling on danger signs and only 26.2% received the counselling on preparation of items safe delivery and care of newborns. There is significant association of antenatal care service utilization with postnatal mothers' educational level and her husband's occupation (P<0.05 level).
Although most of the postnatal mothers utilized antenatal care services, some aspect of antenatal education and counselling need to be improved such as preparation of item for delivery and new born care, finance, and blood donors.
产前保健是对孕妇进行的医疗监督和护理，以确保、支持和维持整个孕期的母婴健康。因此，本研究旨在了解产后母亲对产前服务的利用情况。
本研究采用描述性横断面研究设计，以确定在儿童出生一年内前来儿童保健诊所为婴儿接种疫苗的产后母亲对产前服务的利用情况。采用简单随机抽样技术招募了 367 名产后母亲，通过半结构式访谈表进行面对面访谈收集数据。采用描述性和推断性统计进行分析。
所有产后母亲在怀孕期间均服用铁和叶酸，96.2%的母亲服用至分娩，94.0%的母亲免费获得，97.0%的母亲服用驱虫药物，98.1%的母亲进行尿液检查，98.1%的母亲进行血液检查，97.8%的母亲接受超声服务，96.5%的母亲接受 Td 疫苗接种。同样，更多的母亲检查体重（98.6%），而较少的母亲检查身高（86.9%）。同样，大多数母亲（90.2%）接受了危险信号的咨询，只有 26.2%的母亲接受了分娩准备和新生儿护理的咨询。产前保健服务的利用与产后母亲的教育水平和其丈夫的职业有显著关联（P<0.05）。
尽管大多数产后母亲利用了产前保健服务，但在产前教育和咨询方面，需要改进某些方面，如分娩准备和新生儿护理、财务和献血者。
