Divya, V (2017) Assessment of the Relationship Between Maternal Wellbeing and Fetal Outcome among Postnatal Mothers at Selected Hospitals in Chennai. Masters thesis, M.A.Chidambaram College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Woman is the glory of creation. Pregnancy and childbirth are special events in women’s lives and indeed the lives of their families. Good maternal health is crucial for a healthy birth outcome for both mother and the fetus. Staying healthy while pregnant is not only for mother’s physical and mental wellbeing, but also for the growing baby. The investigator from her clinical experience noticed that the pregnant mother with the poor weight gaining pattern, low haemoglobin level, PIH, GDM had a child birth with poor fetal outcome like preterm birth, IUGR and low birth weight baby. At the same time, few pregnant mother had the same risk factors, but delivered a healthy baby. So, the investigator interested to identify the relationship between the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome among postnatal mother. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A study to assess the relationship between maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome among postnatal mothers at selected hospitals in Chennai. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: 1. To assess the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome. 2. To correlate the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome. 3. To associate the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome with the demographic variables like the age, education, occupation and socio economic status. 4. To associate the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome with the obstetrical variables like gravida, para, number of live children, abortion, type of delivery, initiation of antenatal care, vaccination and iron and folic acid intake. HYPOTHESIS: H01 - There is no relationship between maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome. H02 - There is no association between maternal wellbeing and demographic variables like maternal age, education and socioeconomic status. H03 - There is no association between maternal wellbeing with obstetrical variables like gravida, para, number of live children, abortion, type of delivery, iron and folic acid intake and maternal weight gain. H04 - There is no association between fetal outcomes with demographic variable like maternal age, education and socioeconomic status. H05 - There is no association between fetal outcomes with obstetrical variables like gravida, para, number of live children, abortion, type of delivery, iron and folic acid intake and maternal weight gain. METHODOLOGY: The descriptive design was used as research design. The setting of the study was CSI Kalyani Multispecialty Hospital, Mylapore, Chennai and Pankajam Memorial Hospital, Nanganallor, Chennai. Total 120 samples were selected using non probability convenient sampling technique. MEASUREMENT AND TOOL: Data were obtained from the postnatal mothers by self- report regarding the demographic and obstetrical data; review of antenatal records and mothers response regarding maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome using antenatal and newborn data. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: The study findings revealed that the postnatal mothers with fair and poor health status during pregnancy had risk in fetal outcome. There was a statistically significant correlation between the maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome at p<0.01 level of significance. There was a statistically significant association between maternal wellbeing with demographic variables like maternal age, occupation and nature of work; and fetal outcome with demographic variables like maternal age, occupation and family income per month. Similarly there was a statistically significant association between maternal wellbeing with obstetrical variables like gravida, abortion, type of delivery, iron and folic acid intake, maternal weight gain and BMI; and fetal outcome like type of delivery and iron and folic acid intake. CONCLUSION : From the results of the study, it was concluded that fair and poor maternal health status had increased the risk of fetal outcome. The study findings showed that maternal wellbeing and fetal outcome is related with each other. Maternal age, occupation and nature of work had influence on maternal wellbeing and maternal age, occupation and family income per month had influence on fetal outcome. Gravida, abortion, type of delivery, iron and folic acid intake, maternal weight gain and BMI had influence on maternal wellbeing and type of delivery and iron and folic acid intake had influence the fetal outcome. As maternal health status improve the fetal outcome also improve.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Maternal Wellbeing ; Fetal Outcome ; Postnatal Mothers ; Selected Hospitals ; Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ravindran C |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2018 07:56 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2020 05:24 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/6865 |
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