J Jebisha, K Sivasankari, T Parvathi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Oct 27;16(10):e72465. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72465. eCollection 2024 Oct.
A woman's body experiences numerous physiological and psychological changes throughout pregnancy in order to accommodate the expanding requirements of the growing fetus. These changes can lead to various pregnancy-related health issues like gestational diabetes, and pre-eclampsia. Women who regularly engage in physical activity during pregnancy have a reduced risk of developing those health problems. Pregnant women should have adequate knowledge and a good attitude towards physical activity during pregnancy, which is an essential precursor for practising exercise. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers regarding physical activity during pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry.
A cross-sectional analytical study design was performed to collect data from 380 antenatal mothers. A convenient sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A structured, validated, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from pregnant women attending the antenatal outpatient department of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). Data were coded and analysed by IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 19.0 (Released 2010; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States).
This study revealed that almost half of the antenatal mothers (n=195, 51.3%) had adequate knowledge whereas 185 (48.7%) had inadequate knowledge regarding physical activity during pregnancy. Regarding their attitude, most of the antenatal mothers (n=303, 79.7%) had a favourable attitude and 77 (20.3%) had an unfavourable attitude towards physical activity during pregnancy. It was found that there is a significant association between education, employment, pre-pregnancy physical activity status, co-morbidities, and BMI of the antenatal mothers and their level of knowledge (p < 0.05). Also, educational status, employment status, level of activity in day-to-day life, pre-pregnancy physical activity status, co-morbidities, and number of antenatal visits attended by the antenatal mothers were significantly associated with their level of attitude (p < 0.05).
The level of knowledge regarding physical activity during pregnancy was adequate among antenatal mothers and their attitude seems to be favorable. This does not mean that they are exercising effectively. Therefore, health professionals should put forth their effort to bring about behavioural change among pregnant women towards exercise by conducting counselling sessions, and antenatal exercise classes during their antenatal care visits in order to empower pregnant women to lead a healthy pregnancy.
女性在整个孕期身体会经历众多生理和心理变化，以适应不断成长的胎儿日益增长的需求。这些变化可能导致各种与妊娠相关的健康问题，如妊娠期糖尿病和先兆子痫。孕期经常进行体育活动的女性患这些健康问题的风险较低。孕妇应对孕期体育活动有足够的了解并持有良好态度，这是进行锻炼的重要前提。因此，本研究旨在评估在本地治里一家三级护理医院中，产前母亲对孕期体育活动的了解和态度。
采用横断面分析研究设计，从380名产前母亲中收集数据。使用方便抽样技术选择研究参与者。采用一份结构化、经过验证的自填式问卷，从在贾瓦哈拉尔研究生医学教育与研究学院（JIPMER）产前门诊就诊的孕妇中收集数据。数据通过IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows 19.0版（2010年发布；IBM公司，美国纽约州阿蒙克）进行编码和分析。
本研究表明，几乎一半的产前母亲（n = 195，51.3%）对孕期体育活动有足够的了解，而185名（48.7%）母亲了解不足。关于她们的态度，大多数产前母亲（n = 303，79.7%）对孕期体育活动持积极态度，77名（20.3%）持消极态度。研究发现，产前母亲的教育程度、就业情况、孕前体育活动状况、合并症和体重指数与其知识水平之间存在显著关联（p < 0.05）。此外，教育状况、就业状况、日常生活活动水平、孕前体育活动状况、合并症以及产前母亲的产前检查次数与她们的态度水平显著相关（p < 0.05）。
产前母亲对孕期体育活动的了解程度足够，且她们的态度似乎是积极的。但这并不意味着她们能有效进行锻炼。因此，健康专业人员应努力通过在产前护理就诊期间开展咨询会议和产前运动课程，促使孕妇在锻炼方面发生行为改变，以使孕妇能够拥有健康的孕期。
