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Abstract
In Egypt more than 2500 mothers die every year from problems related to
pregnancy and childbirth, leaving behind 200 motherless newborns. These
deaths, can be avoided if mothers have proper information about access to
pregnancy care. Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate
informational guideline about antenatal care for pregnant women in Damietta
city. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to conduct this study.
Sample & Setting: The sample of this study consisted of 93 women from the
total number 500 pregnant women attending all Maternal and Child Health
Centers (MCH) at Damietta city according to inclusion criteria. Tools: two
tools of data collection were used in this study: The 1 st tool: Interview
Questionnaire to assess knowledge and practices of pregnant women about
antenatal care, the 2nd tool was opinionnaire of pregnant women about booklet.
Results: The main results of this study showed the total mean scores of
knowledge of the studied sample in pre-test was (25.61±6.43), After
implementation of the informational guideline .it raised to be (51.26±3.70).
While The total mean score of practice in pre-test was (16.28±5 .26), raised in
post-test to be (29.65±2.43). Moreover, a highly statistical significant
differences were detected between pre and post test as regard knowledge and
practice where p ::; 0.001 Conclusion: The study concluded that
implementation of informational guideline about antenatal care improved
pregnant women knowledge and practices about antenatal care.
Recommendation: Based on the present findings, It was recommended the
following. Provision of posters & booklets about antenatal care within the
Maternal and Child Health Centers (MCH) available to see by pregnant
women. Further research about different methods for maternal care education