To Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge Among Mothers Regarding Minor Disorder of Newborn in Selected Hospital, Kanpur

Abstract

Newborn babies constitute the essence of life. Newborn are the most delicate group among kids as they are not able to express their feeling of happiness, sad, pain or discomfort and their systems are immature, just starting to adjust to extra uterine life. It is very difficult to see a newborn crying when he or she is sick. Most mothers observe their babies carefully. Mother play a key role in identifying minor disorders and the infectious process because she is constantly and closely watching her baby. Primary objective is to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge among mothers regarding minor disorders of newborn in A.H.M hospital Kanpur. The quantitative research approach and the research design was pre-experimental pretest post test design was used, sample consist of 60 mothers, non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. Result- The knowledge score is higher to the experimental group who received treatment compare to the control group which has deprived of treatment. It indicates that knowledge is increased after intervention. Conclusion- this study showed that planned teaching program is effective in improvement of knowledge of mothers about minor disorders of newborn.